The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REPUTED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result REPUTED
- Place covered by grass is viewed well
- Alleged grass gets put inside
- Place overgrown by grass is known
- Highly regarded place beset by grass
- Said to be set down in the grass
- Reckoned pop’s in a rush
- Thought about getting place with journalist
- Criminal erupted, it’s alleged
- Believed to be like Moses?
- Thought of place in instrumental part
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The straight part
We know that "Said to be" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case said to be = reputed.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does REPUTED mean?
REPUTED verb- To attribute or credit something to something; to impute.
- To consider, think, esteem, reckon (a person or thing) to be, or as being, something
- Accorded a reputation.
- Supposed or assumed to be true.