Cryptic crossword clue
Commons’ terseness conceals fiendish things 8

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "fiendish things" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fiendish things = monsters.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does MONSTERS mean?

MONSTERS noun
  1. A terrifying and dangerous creature.
  2. A bizarre or whimsical creature.
  3. A cruel or antisocial person, especially a criminal.
  4. A horribly deformed person.
  5. A badly behaved child, a brat.
  6. Something unusually large.
  7. A prodigy; someone very talented in a specific domain.
  8. A non-player character that player(s) fight against in role-playing games.
MONSTERS verb
  1. To make into a monster; to categorise as a monster; to demonise.
  2. To behave as a monster to; to terrorise.
  3. To harass.

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