The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TOURISM
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More clues leading to the result TOURISM
- French city bringing in one million for vacations etc.
- Being sacked, or I must leave business?
- Trademark securing maybe the Queen's island in the travel industry
- Travel business not far from Sumerian city?
- Organisation of travel to old city’s mismanaged
- At sea, mist encompasses our travel concerns?
- Travelling to old city is start of mission
- It’s money protecting our travel industry
- Cat patrolling old city is going places
- Rio must put in order one of its major industries
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The straight part
We know that "travel industry" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case travel industry = tourism.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TOURISM mean?
TOURISM noun- The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
- The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.
- Collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark.
- The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.