The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PEANUTS
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More clues leading to the result PEANUTS
- Paltry sum teachers invested in vegetables
- Trifling sum for strip
- Vegetable hit back in strip cartoon
- Set up an unusual source of protein
- Stagger up after exercise class with advanced high-protein snack?
- Loony in vegetables makes little cash
- Paltry sum teachers formerly invested in vegetables
- Trifling sum made from comic strip
- Offering no resistance, US parent worked for a pittance
- Hardly any money for bar snacks?
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The straight part
We know that "strip cartoon" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case strip cartoon = peanuts.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 PEANUTS mean?
PEANUTS noun- A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea.
- A very small clam.
- To pull on somebody's tie as a prank, causing the knot to tighten.
- A very small or insufficient amount (especially of a salary).