The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AMERICA
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More clues leading to the result AMERICA
- States “I have a girl’s name”?
- Country girl seen after mother gets up
- US crime appalling within borders of Alabama
- Minute man flanked by two aces in republic?
- Warning sign — British not wanted in charge of a country
- Claim to be monarch in charge of a large landmass?
- Old lady returning with Heather into country
- Country‘s crime data evenly distributed
- Drivers pinching German car to tour island nation
- . Australian half of 1A visits mother country; …
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Sports event" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sports event = america.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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