The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CROWBAR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CROWBAR
- In vehicle, after argument start to brandish heavy implement
- Intimidate to restrict runs and hinder powerful opener
- Jimmy Carr, with offshore banking, primarily fiddled
- Most of monarchy exclude this means of leverage
- Pry about argument with lawyers
- Means to exert leverage in constant dispute with lawyers
- What might afford leverage with lawyers following Conservative argument?
- Mob down by 500 attending pub one used to open
- Caught at fight beside public house with iron rod
- Implement prohibition on native language
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The straight part
We know that "What might afford leverage" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what might afford leverage = crowbar.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CROWBAR mean?
CROWBAR noun- An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.
- An electrical circuit that prevents an overvoltage from causing damage.
- A type of cocktail made with only Crown Royal whiskey and lemon lime soda.
- To use force to move. To prise.