The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SPECTATE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SPECTATE
- Watch muscle is in condition
- Watch government bringing in muscle
- Watch muscle, getting into condition
- Watch flood outside European court
- Watch muscle gets into condition
- Watch police state collapse after oil disappears
- Observe sudden rush to receive shock treatment
- Watch people welcoming policeman full of energy
- Look on as muscle gets brought into condition
- Attend match, say, in which muscle is evident
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What does SPECTATE mean?
SPECTATE verb- To attend an event as a spectator; to observe.