The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GYPSIES
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The straight part
We know that "Roma" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case roma = gypsies.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GYPSIES mean?
GYPSIES noun- (sometimes offensive) A member of the Romani people, or one of the sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc).
- An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
- (sometimes offensive) A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.)
- A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
- A person with a dark complexion.
- A sly, roguish woman.