Cryptic crossword clue
Washed over front of crowd gathered together 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BATCHED

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The straight part
We know that "gathered together" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gathered together = batched.
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 BATCHED mean?

BATCHED verb
  1. To aggregate things together into a batch.
  2. To handle a set of input data or requests as a batch process.
BATCHED verb
  1. To live as a bachelor temporarily, of a married man or someone virtually married.

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