Cryptic crossword clue
Son is bust, forced to eke out an existence 7

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "to eke out an existence" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case to eke out an existence = subsist.
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 SUBSIST mean?

SUBSIST verb
  1. To survive on a minimum of resources.
  2. To have ontological reality; to exist.
  3. To retain a certain state; to continue.

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