The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DEMESNE
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More clues leading to the result DEMESNE
- Land ownership seemed suspect with new resident
- Network with no end of reach in Dell estate
- Seemed criminal is casing new estate
- Some Eden with love gone, abandoned territory
- Townships on north-eastern estate
- Humble-sounding estate
- Valley outside the borders of my French estate
- Meets regularly in wooded valley estate
- The estate needs me for organisation
- Landed estate not once under ancient townships
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "estate" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case estate = demesne.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 DEMESNE mean?
DEMESNE noun- A lord’s chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor’s own use.
- A region or area; a domain.