The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FRACTION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FRACTION
- Party hosts ending on floor, one over the eight perhaps?
- It might be proper, right to infiltrate political group
- Perhaps half of Republicans originally in dissenting group
- Part supporting heartless undertaking
- A bit of fighting on Friday
- Perhaps one over six feet ten keeps reversing car with strain ultimately
- Small part of French operation
- Rule accepted by party – it may be improper
- Subsection of right infiltrating activist group
- A number may be vulgar about right wing
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The straight part
We know that "A number may be vulgar" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a number may be vulgar = fraction.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FRACTION mean?
FRACTION noun- A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
- A ratio of two numbers, the numerator and the denominator, usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar.
- A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation.
- In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.
- A small amount.
- The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.
- To divide or break into fractions.