Cryptic crossword clue
Eagle on top of tree bursting to stretch out 8

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does ELONGATE mean?

ELONGATE verb
  1. To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated.
  2. To become long or longer by being pulled or stretched; to become elongated.
  3. To move to or place at a distance (from something).
  4. To depart to, or be at, a distance (from something); especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.
ELONGATE adjective
  1. Lengthened, extended, elongated; relatively long and slender.

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