Cryptic crossword clue
a Rubbish set alight by crowdSet alight from a ship or plane perhaps, by to crowd an object to its capacity, a place where ones rubbish is disposed of 8

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

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What does LANDFILL mean?

LANDFILL noun
  1. A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
  2. The material so disposed of.
LANDFILL verb
  1. To dispose of (garbage) by burying it at a landfill site.

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