The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word COMPOST
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More clues leading to the result COMPOST
- Website comment on committee that might be a load of manure?
- Company marks appointment that will stimulate growth
- Manure’s price limiting order pressure
- Company dispatch about head of music is a load of rot
- Fertiliser in firm mass on display
- Sacrifice outstanding old politician as waste material
- Half of humour put online is rotten stuff
- Expense covers MP taking over application to promote growth
- Millions to be invested in joint stake in fertiliser
- Old politician going into price for fertiliser
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The straight part
We know that "that might be a load of manure?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that might be a load of manure? = compost.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does COMPOST mean?
COMPOST noun- The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
- A mixture; a compound.
- To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.