The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GUMPTION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GUMPTION
- Nerve outing MP that’s unruly
- Doctor not sure cutting into wound is common sense
- To impugn criminal shows courage
- Face up quietly to embracing one Northern initiative
- Courage and instinct about politician no one backed
- Stick with point developed — that’s common sense
- Stick with revised point showing common sense
- Initiative to stick with small part, backing number one
- Character played by Hanks, Shakespearean lead lacking at heart common sense
- Ability to stick to point, perhaps
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The straight part
We know that "common sense" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case common sense = gumption.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 GUMPTION mean?
GUMPTION noun- Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
- Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.
- Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm.