The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TROLLOP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TROLLOP
- Immoral woman tucking bread inside jumper
- Cream-covered bun or tart
- Formerly drab writer cut
- Untidy woman setting ugly giant to work
- Turn over in half a bikini? Bad girl!
- Disreputable woman, fat, wearing blouse
- Loose woman Victorian novelist reported
- Author’s abridged ‘Fanny Hill’?
- Moll’s turn to wear crown
- Ace swallows pastry tart
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The straight part
We know that "Untidy woman" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case untidy woman = trollop.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TROLLOP mean?
TROLLOP noun- A woman of a vulgar and discourteous disposition.
- A strumpet; a whore.
- To act in a sluggish or slovenly manner
- To dangle soggily: become bedraggled
- To behave like a trollop
- A gait performed by a horse which falls between a trot and a gallop. Also known as a canter.