Cryptic crossword clue
Broke maid's hip halfway between bow and stern of a vessel 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "halfway between bow and stern of a vessel" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case halfway between bow and stern of a vessel = amidship.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does AMIDSHIP mean?

AMIDSHIP adverb
  1. In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).

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