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

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The straight part
We know that "r" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case r = coconuts.
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What does COCONUTS mean?

COCONUTS noun
  1. A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
  2. A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
  3. The edible white flesh of this fruit.
  4. The coconut palm.
  5. A Hispanic or dark-skinned person who acts “white” (Caucasian), alluding to the fact that a coconut is brown on the outside and white on the inside.
  6. A black person who thinks or acts "white" (European).
  7. A Pacific islander.
  8. A female breast.
  9. The human head (often used in cricket broadcasts when a ball hits or nearly hits a batsman on the head).

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