The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SORCERER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SORCERER
- More aching with cold inside, queen’s a charmer
- . Spelling expert corrected errors checking compliance with English
- Magician‘s awful errors probed by church
- Charmer? More vexed hosts cheer when he’s gone
- Cagliostro was a visionary member of church of Rome and the first to go in?
- Spades or clubs? With two queens one mysteriously makes tricks
- Potter, say, rectified errors about this in Versailles
- More angry about Church beginning to roast witch
- Spelling wizard
- Magician's awful errors probed by church
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What does SORCERER mean?
SORCERER noun- A magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male.