Cryptic crossword clue
Turning right away for preparing 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word COOKING

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The straight part
We know that "preparing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case preparing = cooking.
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 COOKING mean?

COOKING verb
  1. To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.
  2. To prepare (unspecified) food for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.
  3. To be cooked.
  4. To be uncomfortably hot.
  5. To execute by electric chair.
  6. To hold onto (a grenade) briefly after igniting the fuse, so that it explodes almost immediately after being thrown.
  7. To concoct or prepare.
  8. To tamper with or alter; to cook up.
  9. To play or improvise in an inspired and rhythmically exciting way. (From 1930s jive talk.)
  10. To play music vigorously.
COOKING verb
  1. To make the noise of the cuckoo.
COOKING verb
  1. To throw.
COOKING noun
  1. The process of preparing food by using heat.
  2. An instance of preparing food by using heat.
  3. The result of preparing food by using heat.
COOKING adjective
  1. In progress, happening.

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