Cryptic crossword clue
A ruling’s remarkable outcome 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "remarkable" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case remarkable = singular.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SINGULAR mean?

SINGULAR noun
  1. (grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.
  2. That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.
SINGULAR adjective
  1. Being only one of a larger population.
  2. Being the only one of the kind; unique.
  3. Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
  4. Out of the ordinary; curious.
  5. (grammar) Referring to only one thing or person.
  6. (of matrix) Having no inverse.
  7. (of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
  8. (of a cardinal number) Not equal to its own cofinality.
  9. Each; individual.
  10. Engaged in by only one on a side; single.

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