The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word POLTROON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result POLTROON
- Mean chicken cut up on Scottish golf course
- Old officer stops Tom playing chicken
- After beginning to play round, left golf course an utter coward
- Chicken cut up, cooked or not
- Coward‘s circle in place with Scottish links
- Some links hanging from short rod — one was entirely yellow
- Coward cut up over Scottish golfing resort
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The straight part
We know that "an utter coward" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case an utter coward = poltroon.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does POLTROON mean?
POLTROON noun- An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
- Cowardly.