The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word IMMURES
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The straight part
We know that "Walls in" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case walls in = immures.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does IMMURES mean?
IMMURES verb- To cloister, confine, imprison: to lock up behind walls.
- To put or bury within a wall.
- (of a growing crystal) To trap or capture (an impurity); chiefly in the participial adjective immured and gerund or gerundial noun immuring.