The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ROOFTOP
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ROOFTOP
- Wretched uprising, frequently coming in place of protest?
- Might one be slated for too incompetent performance, primarily?
- Men turned up frequently to work in part of house
- Frequently stops with not much money raised, though it will cover accommodation
- Following pair of jumpers going over highest part of the building
- House high point of crap, or of pot
- Bounder, with clinical job, daily breaking in – from up here?
- Female in something underground before work that is well above ground level
- Upper house covering little Australian paperwork
- Head of the house
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The straight part
We know that "high place" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case high place = rooftop.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ROOFTOP mean?
ROOFTOP noun- (somewhat formal) The area atop a roof.
- The top layer of a roof; the material covering or composing a roof.