The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GALLERY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GALLERY
- Museum's good way to conserve rarities initially
- Royal to visit ship museum
- Those watching destroyer finally torpedoing boat
- The gods are 60% angry about everybody taking ecstasy
- For one, Tate & Lyle sugar sadly lacks American backing
- Balcony largely in need of repair
- People watching rowing boat crossing river
- Where to see pictures showing old vessel crossing river
- Walk right into cooking area
- A showplace for paintings largely restored
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The straight part
We know that "The gods" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the gods = gallery.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GALLERY mean?
GALLERY noun- An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art.
- An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
- The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
- The, often elevated and in the rear, part of a courtroom where seating for the public audience is facilitated during trial.
- A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side
- The spectators of an event, collectively.
- A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc.
- (fortification) A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry.
- A level or drive in a mine.
- To show off