Cryptic crossword clue
Doctor sees about fastener for shrouds 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "shrouds" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shrouds = eclipses.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ECLIPSES mean?

ECLIPSES noun
  1. An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
  2. Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
  3. A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
  4. Obscurity, decline, downfall
ECLIPSES verb
  1. Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.
  2. To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
  3. (Irish grammar) To undergo eclipsis.
ECLIPSES noun
  1. An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase
  2. A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted
  3. (Irish grammar) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.

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