The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TENANCY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TENANCY
- Film recalled girl’s occupation
- African party enters ten year rental agreement
- Note girl’s agreement to stay
- Property right in the heart of westerly French city
- Business arrangement that’s dealt with by letter
- Something given by letter X, illusory, lacking force
- Possession of musical note by Sinatra?
- House-keeping? It could be a flat occupation
- Renting in extremely tolerable French city
- Catch up with African organisation youth leader’s right to occupation
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The straight part
We know that "Something given by letter/Something given by letter" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case something given by letter/something given by letter = tenancy.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 TENANCY mean?
TENANCY noun- The occupancy of property, etc., under a lease, or by paying rent.
- The period of occupancy by a tenant.
- The property occupied by a tenant.