The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SOMEBODY
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More clues leading to the result SOMEBODY
- A corpse: important one?
- Heavyweight to perform live turns, fitting in extremely well
- Person of importance, or no one in particular
- Director interrupting a certain young man is weighty figure
- Distinguished or undistinguished person
- Unidentified lad holding key for a person of consequence
- Person who’s undistinguished? Yes and no
- A celeb — and what a physique!
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The straight part
We know that "weighty figure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case weighty figure = somebody.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 SOMEBODY mean?
SOMEBODY noun- A recognised or important person, a celebrity.
- Some unspecified person.