Cryptic crossword clue
Unkempt, small Dutch footballer advancing very powerfully 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Unkempt" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case unkempt = scruffy.
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 SCRUFFY mean?

SCRUFFY noun
  1. An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that intelligence is too complicated (or computationally intractable) to be solved with the sorts of homogeneous system favoured by the "neats".
SCRUFFY adjective
  1. Untidy in appearance.
  2. Scurfy.

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