Cryptic crossword clue
Boxes, see, not in close-packed configuration 8

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

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What does SPARSELY mean?

SPARSELY adverb
  1. In a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly.

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