Cryptic crossword clue
Take papa off sugary sweet medicine 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "medicine" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case medicine = eardrop.
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 EARDROP mean?

EARDROP noun
  1. Medicine to be administered to the ear.
  2. A pendant for the ear; an earring.
  3. A plant of the genus Ehrendorferia in the family Papaveraceae, native to California.

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