Cryptic crossword clue
Durable skin turned up on annoying fly found round Arabia 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Durable skin" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case durable skin = puparium.
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 PUPARIUM mean?

PUPARIUM noun
  1. An enclosing case of a pupa that is formed from the exoskeleton of an insect's final stage before pupation.

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