The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BRISKET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BRISKET
- Quick tips from expert in joint
- After fast, no stomach to eat meat
- Joint gamble involving danger
- Wager outside chance will provide a beefy cut
- Cut game involving some danger
- Risk taking a chance about meat on the bone
- Beastly breast flutter’s hidden danger
- Beef steak, say, filled with danger
- Danger involved in venture to get cut of beef
- Quick alien gets meat cut
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The straight part
We know that "a beefy cut" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a beefy cut = brisket.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 BRISKET mean?
BRISKET noun- The chest of an animal
- A cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs