The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ASSONANT
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More clues leading to the result ASSONANT
- Similar-sounding old name given to animal and insect
- Kind of rhyming, as “kid set on insect”
- Harmonious like child with a set of books
- Buffoon in contact with six-footer having correspondence
- Corresponding in sound from donkey close to insect
- Using vocal harmony in unwise arrangement for Bremen-style musicians?
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The straight part
We know that "having correspondence" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case having correspondence = assonant.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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