Cryptic crossword clue
Swedish group half-heartedly perform songs; it’s mortifying! 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "it’s mortifying" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it’s mortifying = abasing.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ABASING mean?

ABASING verb
  1. To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
  2. To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
  3. To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.

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