The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word JERRYCAN
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More clues leading to the result JERRYCAN
- Fuel container Tom can’t use, but ___?
- Krauts may use this to carry liquid
- Container in boat unopened, about to be stored in one month
- Start of Jane Eyre, oddly, with lines about new repository of refined output
- Tom constantly confronts him about using new container
- Carry liquid collected by girl — in this?
- Means of storing liquid: chamberpot; toilet
- Mouse seen by short stick and container for oil
- Tom’s partner’s tin fuel container
- Container for animated 18 perhaps?
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The straight part
We know that "Container" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case container = jerrycan.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does JERRYCAN mean?
JERRYCAN noun- A robust fuel container made from pressed steel.