Cryptic crossword clue
Assuming expert struggled tackling Mastermind’s final 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Assuming" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case assuming = provided.
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What does PROVIDED mean?

PROVIDED verb
  1. To make a living; earn money for necessities.
  2. To act to prepare for something.
  3. To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate.
  4. To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
  5. To furnish (with), cause to be present.
  6. To make possible or attainable.
  7. (Latinism) To foresee.
  8. To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See provisor.
PROVIDED conjunction
  1. Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).

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