The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RECEIVER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RECEIVER
- Person illegally handling / radio, say?
- Right conman losing diamonds one returns in court
- Park always admitting one radio
- Fence Scottish raider put round City area
- English church encircled by current fence
- Eastern church has running water outside fence
- European community fate ultimately in the hands of Thames crook?
- Criminal who runs a 13 down business
- Criminal set?
- Fence, wide one perhaps
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The straight part
We know that "Criminal/who runs a 13 down business" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case criminal/who runs a 13 down business = receiver.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 RECEIVER mean?
RECEIVER noun- A person who or thing that receives or is intended to receive something. More formal, usually referring to one who receives such things as an award or medal.