The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BLESSING
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More clues leading to the result BLESSING
- Godsend, having flashy jewellery round eastern ship
- Unfinished game receives not so much approval
- ‘Doris’below book dedication
- Grace, British novelist
- Grace coming in disguise?
- Prayer in book by Nobel Prize-winning author
- . Boon bowled without batting glove to begin with
- Benefit to a smaller extent during spree, losing energy
- Grace Bee, author of The Golden Notebook
- Benefit to a smaller extent in Crosby?
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The straight part
We know that "Benefit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case benefit = blessing.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BLESSING mean?
BLESSING verb- To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
- To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
- To invoke divine favor upon.
- To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
- To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
- To wave; to brandish.
- (past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.
- (with from) To secure, defend, or prevent from.
- Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
- A pronouncement invoking divine aid.
- Good fortune.
- A modern pagan ceremony.
- The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.
- Something someone is glad of.
- A prayer before a meal; grace.
- A group of unicorns.