The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TARTARE
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More clues leading to the result TARTARE
- Sailors having starter of eel, served raw
- Raw pastry dish then cut, top sliced off
- Some anger at rather revolutionary dressing
- Say many thanks for steak?
- A sauce from sweetheart chasing two sailors
- Before the start of event formidable person will be dressing
- Like some raw fish are — sharp in taste to start with
- Pair of sailors beginning to exhibit sauce
- Couple of sailors start to eat mayonnaise dressing served with fish
- Two sailors bathe at last, raw
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The straight part
We know that "raw" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case raw = tartare.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 TARTARE mean?
TARTARE adjective- Chopped fine and served raw.