Cryptic crossword clue
Book couple’s got about little folk mostly male 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Book" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case book = twelvemo.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TWELVEMO mean?

TWELVEMO noun
  1. Duodecimo, or 12mo, a paper size, so called because it is cut 12 to a (huge, originally made) sheet
  2. A page, book etc. of that size

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