Cryptic crossword clue
At work, I muse job is to expand 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "expand" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case expand = jumboise.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does JUMBOISE mean?

JUMBOISE verb
  1. To lengthen a ship replacing an existing section with a longer section or inserting an additional section.

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