The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ERELONG
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ERELONG
- Spanish article about golf catches on soon
- The Sound of Music extended by and by
- Soon lore will be translated into English
- Look to wear green pants soon
- About to engage in base desire soon
- Atmosphere Longfellow captures in no time, poetically
- Without delay, say, loner dashed in
- We are not starting marathon in near future
- Nothing relieves a general disaster soon
- Soon to be given new role in engineering
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The straight part
We know that "in near future" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in near future = erelong.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.