Cryptic crossword clue
Sow plus hog — one finds them on a farm 7

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "one finds them on a farm" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one finds them on a farm = ploughs.
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 PLOUGHS mean?

PLOUGHS noun
  1. The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.
PLOUGHS noun
  1. A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
  2. The use of a plough; tillage.
  3. Alternative form of Plough (Synonym of Ursa Major)
  4. A joiner's plane for making grooves.
  5. A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.
PLOUGHS verb
  1. To use a plough on to prepare for planting.
  2. To use a plough.
  3. To have sex with, penetrate.
  4. To move with force.
  5. To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.
  6. To run through, as in sailing.
  7. To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.
  8. (joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.
  9. (university slang) To fail (a student).
PLOUGHS noun
  1. Land that has been or is meant to be ploughed

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