The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DIVERGE
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The straight part
We know that "draw apart" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case draw apart = diverge.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DIVERGE mean?
DIVERGE verb- (of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
- (of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
- (of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).
- (of an interest, opinion, or anything else) To become different, to separate (from another line or path).
- (of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.