Cryptic crossword clue
Bishop providing topless pubs and glasses 8

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "glasses" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case glasses = bifocals.
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 BIFOCALS mean?

BIFOCALS noun
  1. Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.

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