The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HISTORY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HISTORY
- The man’s Conservative past
- Fellow's Conservative past
- Everyone knows this old course
- That man’s conservative record
- Welcome tale from the past
- Account of events showing husband is right
- That man’s right account of what happened
- That chap’s right-wing past
- Dramatic genre of some bloke’s play about king
- Anything but her Labour background?
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The straight part
We know that "past" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case past = history.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 HISTORY mean?
HISTORY noun- The aggregate of past events.
- The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
- A set of events involving an entity.
- A record or narrative description of past events.
- A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
- A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.
- Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.
- Shared experience or interaction.
- To narrate or record.