The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ARTICLES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ARTICLES
- Joints as before the French stuffed under lorry
- Perhaps the small items
- Scarlet, I gathered – are those red, did you say?
- Anthea’s contributions to magazine?
- Things are confused, it’s clear
- Solicitors need them to work for leaders, say
- Written pieces, small bits with no heading
- Objects as claret is shaken up
- An A for apprenticeship
- Items in the press may be definite
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The straight part
We know that "apprenticeship" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case apprenticeship = articles.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ARTICLES mean?
ARTICLES noun- A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.
- An object, a member of a group or class.
- (grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).
- A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
- A genuine article.
- A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
- A person; an individual.
- A wench.
- Subject matter; concern.
- A distinct part.
- A precise point in time; a moment.
- To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
- To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
- To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.