Cryptic crossword clue
Bump from slow boat damaged creel 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Bump" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bump = tubercle.
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What does TUBERCLE mean?

TUBERCLE noun
  1. A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
  2. A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
  3. A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.

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