The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CHESHIRE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CHESHIRE
- County game is cut short before reserve appears
- Church shut up in old Ireland or part of England
- Literary cat or revolutionary horse?
- Revolution fighter’s recruit from a corner of England
- Shorter version of game? Engage county
- County will sign up after a short game
- Revolutionary’s take on cheese from England
- Revolutionary's charter in part of England
- He’s rich, eccentric and fourth in line for county
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "County" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case county = cheshire.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.