Cryptic crossword clue
Support for nautical types given to anxiety about lugger’s bow 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Support for nautical types" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case support for nautical types = carling.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does CARLING mean?

CARLING noun
  1. An old woman.
CARLING noun
  1. A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
CARLING noun
  1. A cultivar of field pea or maple pea, dried, soaked, boiled, then fried.
CARLING noun
  1. A cultivar of field pea or maple pea, dried, soaked, boiled, then fried.

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