The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BAILIFF
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BAILIFF
- One carrying out his duty to the letter?
- Court official has trouble stopping strike
- Public official's pledge whenever female's arrested
- Agent‘s hit hard drinking beer, we hear
- Trouble during strike for serving officer
- Bond – finish off dodgy agent
- A factor in debt-collection
- Court official‘s trouble, getting hit outside
- Security provided by fine legal officer
- Court official to suffer in strike
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The straight part
We know that "serving officer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case serving officer = bailiff.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 BAILIFF mean?
BAILIFF noun- (law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly:
- A public administrator, particularly:
- A private administrator, particularly
- Any debt collector, regardless of his or her official status.