The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word UNDERGO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result UNDERGO
- Suffer, and fail to reach destination?
- To some extent founder going for experience
- Open about amount of work experience
- In accordance with green light, pass through
- Suffer junior to work
- Junior on work experience
- Early start in breaking ground experience
- Suffer reverse after intervention by pro-Brexit group
- Travel not far enough, so suffer?
- English in ground, exercising to gain experience
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The straight part
We know that "suffer?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case suffer? = undergo.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does UNDERGO mean?
UNDERGO verb- To go or move under or beneath.
- To experience; to pass through a phase.
- To suffer or endure; bear with.