Cryptic crossword clue
Suspect‘s escape curtailed in secure surroundings 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Suspect" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case suspect = surmise.
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 SURMISE mean?

SURMISE noun
  1. Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
  2. Reflection; thought; posit.
SURMISE verb
  1. To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.

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