The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 5 letter word NO DOUBT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result NO DOUBT
- Slip away carrying book, indeed
- Surely agree bout fixed
- Show agreement, but changed to underpin love? Indisputably
- Admittedly bound to change
- Surely bound to come unstuck
- Agreement on nothing but breaking with certainty
- Agree on ring but altered, without question
- Certainly bound to differ
- Set to bound surely
- It's bound to affect, surely
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The straight part
We know that "Surely" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case surely = no doubt.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.