Cryptic crossword clue
Central point made as Oxford’s foremost politician glowers over disciples? 8

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

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We know that "Central point" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case central point = omphalos.
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What does OMPHALOS mean?

OMPHALOS noun
  1. An ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus, used to denote the direction of the "center" of the world.
  2. The theological proposition that the world was created with certain indicia of a history which had not actually occurred (such as the humans who had never been connected to umbilical cords being created with navels).
  3. The navel.
  4. A raised central point; a boss.
  5. The center or hub.

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