The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MENTION
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More clues leading to the result MENTION
- Refer to soldiers on it abroad
- State fellows avoid reportedly
- Head of institute in French resort getting acknowledgement
- Bring up troops to north, crossing island
- People improperly taken into state
- Intimate guys can love inside
- . State expected to not have a leader's backing
- Turn into soldiers in advance, say
- Say, say fellows avoid
- Report to me in Barking North
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The straight part
We know that "Say" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case say = mention.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MENTION mean?
MENTION noun- A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of.
- A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.
- To make a short reference to something.
- To utter a word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent.