The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REELING
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More clues leading to the result REELING
- Staggering sensation removing top for queen
- Gin distributed after dance gets us swaying unsteadily
- Slippery customer in group that's dancing
- Winding in loop, catching slippery fish
- Fish seen in a circle is staggering
- Staggering call involving slippery sort
- Slippery one in band is staggering
- Staggering fish caught by crew
- Swimming round catching fish
- Dazed American general in retreat, and encircled
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The straight part
We know that "Winding in" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case winding in = reeling.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.
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What does REELING mean?
REELING verb- To wind on a reel.
- To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- (with back) To back off or step away unsteadily and quickly.
- To make or cause to reel.
- To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
- To be in shock.
- To roll.
- The motion of something that reels.