The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SYLLABUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SYLLABUS
- Course is creamy dessert with new finishing touch
- Legendary monster caught out by public transport course content
- Dessert? Unable to finish second course!
- Sally out to lead transport studies
- Programme putting retired friend in second vehicle
- Sally is involved with transport curriculum
- Details of course of naval vessel mate’s heading North
- Friend’s returning by public transport maybe from course of study
- Programme backed sea-going vehicle friendly nation’s taken south
- After opening of semester, all busy circulating curriculum
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The straight part
We know that "Details of course" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case details of course = syllabus.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.
What does SYLLABUS mean?
SYLLABUS noun- A summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or a text or lecture.
- The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case.