Cryptic crossword clue
Coming up with rascal, briefly celebrate

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

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What does DEVISING mean?

DEVISING verb
  1. To use one's intellect to plan or design (something).
  2. To leave (property) in a will.
  3. To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
  4. To plan or scheme for; to plot to obtain.
  5. To imagine; to guess.
DEVISING noun
  1. The act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will

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