Cryptic crossword clue
To make very hard dish inventor hollowed fireclay 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PETRIFY

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The straight part
We know that "To make very hard" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case to make very hard = petrify.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PETRIFY mean?

PETRIFY verb
  1. To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
  2. To produce rigidity akin to stone.
  3. To immobilize with fright.
  4. To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
  5. To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
  6. To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.

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