The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TENSILE
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More clues leading to the result TENSILE
- Sort of strength in steel when tempered
- Strength as may be required in steel construction?
- Capable of being stretched in future possibly to include the centre of Basildon
- Part of roof covering spaces that may be stretched
- In hindsight, old priest’s clear about stretching
- Kind of strength shown by Israel under pressure all around
- XXX French island for a stretch
- Playing in sleet, able to be drawn out
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The straight part
We know that "Sort of strength" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sort of strength = tensile.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TENSILE mean?
TENSILE adjective- Of or pertaining to tension.
- Capable of being stretched; ductile.