The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word IRONICAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result IRONICAL
- Doctor on call dismissing several outsiders, often sarcastic
- Club I visit briefly, comic saying the opposite of what is meant
- Dry and press one, before short visit
- Press controlling nearly everything? That’s wry
- Press dogged by one caller, not half sarcastic
- Sarcastic press won’t get fat on this!
- Sarcastic driver possibly in charge over a learner
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The straight part
We know that "Dry" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dry = ironical.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.