The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RIBALDRY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RIBALDRY
- Filth of river: one lifted dog out of water
- Blair cracking tedious, off-colour jokes, say
- Bone, article left with waterless earthy stuff
- Coarse jests preceding Long John Silver’s last one
- Coarse humour to tease hard-line Tory about a Liberal
- Religious teaching given to English blues singer making rude jokes
- Make fun of a learner with deadpan coarse humour
- Blair torn over ironic comedy
- Library director circulated blue jokes
- Mobile library carried hardback with coarse humour
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The straight part
We know that "off-colour jokes, say" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case off-colour jokes, say = ribaldry.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RIBALDRY mean?
RIBALDRY noun- Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion.