Cryptic crossword clue
Drinking cups in brown, dark, blue, and a shade of silver 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Drinking cups" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drinking cups = tankards.
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.

What does TANKARDS mean?

TANKARDS noun
  1. A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.

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