The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DETAILED
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More clues leading to the result DETAILED
- Comprehensive behind in achievement
- Comprehensive selected for special duty
- Last part in document, thorough
- Retired woman and man selected for special duty
- I ntricate – like Three Blind Mice?
- Exhaustive conclusion in legal document
- Private eye probing exploit is thorough
- Giving full particulars of a notable achievement involving the weaker batsmen
- Assigned a job — it’s comprehensive
- Comprehensive education’s flipping pursued
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The straight part
We know that "Comprehensive/selected for special duty" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case comprehensive/selected for special duty = detailed.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DETAILED mean?
DETAILED verb- To explain in detail.
- To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles) (always pronounced. /ˈdiːteɪl/)
- To assign to a particular task
- Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.