The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DOORNAIL
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More clues leading to the result DOORNAIL
- Boss on panel maybe, one proverbially late
- Lion Dora shot, according to one saying it’s dead
- Cross erected, love burying a stud, supposedly dead?
- 8 dead on radio broadcast before 50
- Old iron fashioned to embellish entrance to abode
- Proverbially lifeless type attached to a swinger
- Dancing on air, old stud
- One stuck in Orlando wandering about — it’s really dead!
- Cross over, Newton; trouble may be dead as they say
- A benchmark for lateness?
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What does DOORNAIL mean?
DOORNAIL noun- A nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors.