The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EARDRUMS
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More clues leading to the result EARDRUMS
- Body parts a murderer's destroyed without hesitation
- A murder suspect finally admits items in hearing
- These will make sense as murder planned
- 14 Regularly repair musical instrument’s sound receivers
- Do these pick up wheat barrels?
- Murders a criminal for percussion organs
- Parts of hearing as murder is dissected
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The straight part
We know that "Body parts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case body parts = eardrums.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 EARDRUMS mean?
EARDRUMS noun- A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.