Cryptic crossword clue
Cot and chair arranged about the chest 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "about the chest" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case about the chest = thoracic.
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 THORACIC mean?

THORACIC noun
  1. One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins.
THORACIC adjective
  1. Of the thorax.

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