The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ITALIANS
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More clues leading to the result ITALIANS
- . Idiot disheartened by stage name, touring new Romeo and Juliet, maybe
- Eg Romeo and Juliet miscast in it, alas
- Isn’t a fashion having ringmaster in Dolce & Gabbana?
- Europeans pick up a little bit of French food at lunchtime, maybe?
- Europeans exalting escargot at first
- Europeans only half like a saint surprisingly
- Europeans leaning forward endlessly to get answer
- Asians ran out, replaced by short, tall Europeans
- Antiviral distributed, after vacating Vatican and Rome primarily; scare starts for these people
- Computer equipment regrettably bypasses independent and nationalist Europeans
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "Europeans" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case europeans = italians.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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