Cryptic crossword clue
Sailors tear out side by side 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ABREAST

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What does ABREAST mean?

ABREAST adjective
  1. Side by side, facing forward.
  2. Alongside; parallel to.
  3. Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
  4. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced
  5. Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam.
ABREAST adverb
  1. Side by side and facing forward.
  2. Alongside; parallel to.
  3. Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
  4. Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
  5. Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
  6. At the same time; simultaneously.
ABREAST preposition
  1. Abreast of; alongside.

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