Cryptic crossword clue
Destroyed small mollusc, flattened at last 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Destroyed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case destroyed = scuttled.
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What does SCUTTLED mean?

SCUTTLED verb
  1. To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.
  2. To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.
  3. (by extension, in figurative use) Undermine or thwart oneself (sometimes intentionally), or denigrate or destroy one's position or property; compare scupper.
SCUTTLED verb
  1. To move hastily, to scurry.

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