The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LATERAL
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More clues leading to the result LATERAL
- Cheers nearly all of the side
- Side that’s after Arsenal’s wingers
- Subsequently meets a learner on the side
- Silly mod leaving 28 sideways
- Shoot dead leaders of revolution at Libreville
- Side at a future date meeting Arsenal wingers
- Some declare talent comes from the right side
- Afterwards, almost everyone sort of thinking
- In the future city goes left, then sideways
- Shoot dead, holding automatic at first in both hands
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The straight part
We know that "Side" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case side = lateral.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 LATERAL mean?
LATERAL noun- An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
- A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
- A lateral pass.
- An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
- To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
- To execute a lateral pass.
- To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
- Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.
- Pertaining to the left or right of the body; further from the midline.
- At right angles to a line of motion or strain.
- Pertaining to sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tip of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.