Cryptic crossword clue
A look around London commonly kills 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BUTCHERS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "kills" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kills = butchers.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BUTCHERS mean?

BUTCHERS noun
  1. A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
  2. A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
  3. (from butcher's hook) A look.
  4. A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theatres, trains, circuses, etc.
BUTCHERS verb
  1. To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
  2. To kill brutally.
  3. To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.
BUTCHERS noun
  1. A butcher’s shop
  2. A look (short form of butcher's hook)

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