The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GHERKIN
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More clues leading to the result GHERKIN
- Bit of food and drink — kilo the female's put on must be hidden
- This woman ruler’s ending up in a pickle
- Last of strong female relatives in a pickle
- One of 4’s in a pickle?
- That lady’s man ending up in a pickle in 1/18D
- One getting in a pickle from using her Kindle
- Good family will take her to find London landmark
- That woman in good family that’s often pickled
- Contribution to helping her kinsman in a bit of a pickle
- Cucumber grown originally by that woman’s family
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The straight part
We know that "a pickle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a pickle = gherkin.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 GHERKIN mean?
GHERKIN noun- A small cucumber, often pickled whole.
- The penis.