Cryptic crossword clue
Cabinet presenting combat doctor with honour 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Cabinet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cabinet = wardrobe.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WARDROBE mean?

WARDROBE noun
  1. A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.
  2. A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.
  3. The building housing such a department.
  4. Any closet used for storing anything.
  5. A room for keeping costumes and other property safe at a theater; a prop room.
  6. The department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes; its staff; its room(s) or building(s).
  7. A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.
  8. A tall built-in cupboard or closet for storing clothes, often including a rail for coat-hangers, and usually located in a bedroom.
  9. Anything that similarly stores or houses something.
  10. The contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing.
  11. Any collection of clothing.
  12. Any collection of anything.
  13. A private chamber, particularly one used for sleeping or urinating and defecating.
  14. Badger feces, particularly used in tracking game.
WARDROBE verb
  1. To act as a wardrobe department, to provide clothing or sets of clothes.

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