The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PAVEMENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PAVEMENT
- Sort of artist in a way associated with flags
- Old man’s strong – he’s out making a footpath!
- Flags welcome crew in port
- Walk on this street with soldiers going through exercises
- Way old man’s passionate when he’s rejected
- Father passionate after he’s lost and covered ground
- Quiet street — it's supposed to be without a sidewalk
- Fathershelters the workforce in a place for taking steps
- Five he-men stripped into skimpy underwear by the roadside?
- Downtrodden place for artist
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The straight part
We know that "Downtrodden place for artist" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case downtrodden place for artist = pavement.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 PAVEMENT mean?
PAVEMENT noun- (now chiefly in technical contexts) A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
- The paved part of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway.
- A paved footpath, especially at the side of a road.
- The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.