The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REPOSED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result REPOSED
- Did more work as artist's model and took a break
- Theatre does plays, having taken rest
- Relaxed, prepared for another shot
- Retired, being embarassed about the act
- Rested and modelled afresh
- Agent does badly placed in trust
- Did nothing, as agent possibly does
- Was model again rested?
- Takes back Ed's still
- Lay sponge back in grass
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The straight part
We know that "Was model again/rested" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case was model again/rested = reposed.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REPOSED mean?
REPOSED verb- To lie at rest; to rest.
- To lie; to be supported.
- To lay, to set down.
- To place, have, or rest; to set; to entrust.
- To compose; to make tranquil.
- To reside in something.
- To remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
- (Eastern Orthodox Church) To die, especially of a saint.
- To pose again.
- Calm and tranquil; at rest