The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CONTACT
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More clues leading to the result CONTACT
- Touching delicacy on fiddle
- Meeting politician with diplomacy
- Meeting man in prison with sensitivity
- Get in touch with shrink right way
- Get hold of jailbird – time to do something
- Acquaintance gets sealed deal? Not right
- Approach rearing civet cat no cage will contain
- Communication of formal agreement to get rid of Republican
- Prisoner with sensitivity is touching
- Ring, possibly criminal operation, accepting time inside
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The straight part
We know that "Touching" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case touching = contact.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 CONTACT mean?
CONTACT noun- The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- The establishment of communication (with).
- A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
- Someone with whom one is in communication.
- A contact lens.
- A device designed for repetitive connections.
- (by ellipsis) Contact juggling.
- The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
- To touch; to come into physical contact with.
- To establish communication with something or someone