The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NICKNAME
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result NICKNAME
- Wormwood Scrubs, perhaps — or what it’s familiarly known by?
- How to impersonate Mephisto?
- After prison chap returned with Eastern alias
- The Devil’s title, commonly?
- Monica heard Nikki?
- Tiny cut by music publication about a term for someone
- Soubriquet
- Davy Jones, maybe?
- Jug fellow lifted with base and handle
- Arrest European holding guy up in the Big Apple, for instance
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The straight part
We know that "Davy Jones, maybe?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case davy jones, maybe? = nickname.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 NICKNAME mean?
NICKNAME noun- A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.
- A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person.
- To give a nickname to (a person or thing).