The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LIMITED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result LIMITED
- Small child put in helmet, then put on cap
- Small child in cap of restricted size
- Small child stuck in helmet that's narrow
- Restricted American university breaking into song
- Checked story covering American university department
- Bound
- Bound to put small amount in hat
- Small child wearing hat in short supply
- Fly-in mail, trend used off and on with restrictions
- Small child in cap subject to restriction
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The straight part
We know that "narrow" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case narrow = limited.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 LIMITED mean?
LIMITED verb- To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
- To have a limit in a particular set.
- To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.
- An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.
- With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
- Of numbers, amounts, data: poor, small, felt to be insufficient.