The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SEAFOOD
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SEAFOOD
- Crab? Silly oaf does
- Do foes struggle to secure end of Nicola Sturgeon, perhaps?
- Including a fine duck, serves up main courses?
- Stupid oaf into deer over shellfish?
- Eats having been swimming?
- Main source of nourishment?
- Fine ducks on view, say, with day’s main course
- Do foes struggle to secure end of Nicola Sturgeon, perhaps?
- Does a foe stop short cooking fish?
- Taking in a fine duck, serves revolutionary course
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "shellfish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shellfish = seafood.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 SEAFOOD mean?
SEAFOOD noun- Fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life.