The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 7 letter word SHOTGUN WEDDING
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More clues leading to the result SHOTGUN WEDDING
- Belated attempt to raise legitimate issue?
- Union forced to raise legitimate issue
- Hunting dogs we’d trained coerced union
- He dug Downing St out, expecting match?
- Occasion where the woman’s expecting two arms to enfold English daughters
- A linking of arms?
- Todd Huggins’ new avatar — a forced union
- Feudal lord takes time, joining an event held perforce
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "a forced union" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a forced union = shotgun wedding.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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