The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BANJOIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BANJOIST
- Plucky musician with a beam following band endlessly
- Player in bar with supporter
- Boycott supporter, player
- Don’t allow supporter to see player
- Musician is prohibition supporter
- Musical dueller to make support illegal?
- Musician obtains novel about origin of jazz
- Player‘s injunction against supporter
- Plucky player gets support following veto
- Outlaw’s support for musician
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The straight part
We know that "player" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case player = banjoist.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.