The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ROTATES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ROTATES
- Turns to stare rudely
- Goes round with religious books in classes
- Turns back to finding prices externally
- Goes round a hill to the west with group returning
- Goes round introducing religious books to classes
- Turns to stare about
- Goes round with list set in a different order
- Turns awfully sore acquiring tattoo
- In reverse, place a rock in wheels
- Takes turns using revolving toaster
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The straight part
We know that "Takes turns" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case takes turns = rotates.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 ROTATES mean?
ROTATES verb- To spin, turn, or revolve.
- To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
- (of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
- To spin, turn, or revolve something.
- To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.
- To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
- To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.