Cryptic crossword clue
Sent backward boy out and fixed 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "fixed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fixed = patched.
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 PATCHED mean?

PATCHED verb
  1. To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like
  2. To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
  3. To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
  4. To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
  5. To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
  6. (generally with the particle "up") To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner
  7. To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:
  8. To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.
PATCHED adjective
  1. Having been repaired with a patch or patches.

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