The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word BONA FIDE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BONA FIDE
- Papers found by a fellow in Ilium, possibly authentic
- Fob Diane off for real?
- Fed boa in fragments? True! [two words]
- Sincere Latin
- Genuine Jedi fan objecting, upset to some extent
- Real beano arranged, to include daughter, if back
- A dog endlessly tucks into his favourite food? True!
- Bad, if one turns out to be genuine
- Genuine gift nothing less found by assistant touring France
- A tailless dog getting stuck into its food — for real
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