The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 2 letter word SANTA FE
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More clues leading to the result SANTA FE
- Cautious about soldier perhaps in US city
- Insect in secure US city
- Worker settled in sound city in New Mexico
- Seasonal visitor felt half abandoned in US city
- Soldier’s wearing something fireproof in US city
- Capital worker brought in without risk
- Worker protected in secure American city
- State capital, all there welcoming substantial backing
- State capital, symbol of 8 iron
- Soldier perhaps in secure state capital
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "city in New Mexico" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case city in new mexico = santa fe.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.