Blind vs Blind | Flushdraw vs 'capped' range - do you go "ham"?

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Blind vs Blind | Flushdraw vs 'capped' range - do you go "ham"?

Blinds: $2.50/$5.00 (6 Players) BN: $580.60
SB: $643.29 (Hero)
BB: $500.00
UTG: $4470.28
MP: $670.97
CO: $500.00
Preflop ($7.50) Hero is SB with 5 6
4 folds, Hero raises to $15.00, BB calls $10.00
Flop ($30.00) 7 K A
Hero bets $14.82, BB raises to $46.39, Hero calls $31.57
Turn ($122.78) 7 K A T
Hero checks, BB bets $90.82, Hero folds
Final Pot BB wins $119.78
Rake is $3.00

So villain is a standard, good agressive regular; we haven't played much, so no real history to speak of

OTF I am theoretically a little bit unsound in deciding which betsize generally is best for our range..
1/3 1/2 3/4...?!..

I like 1/3 or 1/2

Facing the flopraise I find myself in a common dilemma:

figuring out how hard I should try to 'exploit' the fact that we both (most likely) know that he can't have AA, KK, AK and with which hands I should, if ever, represent one of them.

So - if he raises A7 or 77 here - do you think there is ever a non-spade-runout or a line I can take vs which he folds his hand?

If I never turn my hand into any form of a bluff, can I even call the flopraise?

Despite the fact that he most likely never has AA, KK, and for the most part AK he will probably still raise:

77, A7, QJ spades, JT spades, QT spades .... mayyybe a Qspade 7, or sort of a Q spade x hand peppered in for the lulz..
and maybe an AxQ spades for thinnish value!?...

Ingame I find this is a pretty automatic call on the flop but the more I really think about this hand the more I feel this is almost a fold unless we have a really good plan,... but at the same time its pretty tough to execute a good plan here out of position.

My best hope is that I backdoor a straight, or the turn blanks, he checks behind and I can bet/overbet/checkraise of sorts a blank river..!?
Or of course that I make the flush and he only bets one more street and the board doesnt pair...

I am fine with the way I played the hand given this turn but I think there is something to learn here.

All thoughts appreciated, thank you and kind regards

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