Cryptic crossword clue
Web-footed friend joins struggling team 7

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

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Buddy explains!

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What does PALMATE mean?

PALMATE noun
  1. A salt or ester of ricinoleic acid (formerly called palmic acid); a ricinoleate.
PALMATE adjective
  1. Having three or more lobes or veins arising from a common point.
  2. (leaves) Having more than three leaflets arising from a common point, often in the form of a fan.
  3. Having webbed appendage; palmated.
  4. Hand-like; shaped like a hand with extended fingers

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