The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SHEARED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SHEARED
- Time to reflect in shed having removed fleece
- Corn in outhouse, cut
- Shaved organ found in ditch
- Stripped organ found in outhouse
- Cut listener being introduced to cast
- Are brought in lost, like sheep, often
- He arsed about, getting fleeced
- Cut some grain in an outhouse
- He dares comic to be cut off
- Cut portion of corn in outbuilding
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The straight part
We know that "Shaved" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shaved = sheared.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SHEARED mean?
SHEARED verb- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To make a vertical cut in the coal.
- To reap, as grain.
- To deprive of property; to fleece.