Cryptic crossword clue
Eg Fleet Street’s first to cheer game’s first half 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Eg Fleet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case eg fleet = shipping.
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 SHIPPING mean?

SHIPPING noun
  1. The transportation of goods.
  2. The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.
  3. Passage or transport on a ship.
  4. The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
  5. Navigation.
SHIPPING verb
  1. To send by water-borne transport.
  2. To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
  3. To release a product to vendors; to launch.
  4. To engage to serve on board a vessel.
  5. To embark on a ship.
  6. To put in its place.
  7. To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.
  8. To pass (from one person to another).
  9. To go all in.
  10. To trade or send a player to another team.
  11. To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.
SHIPPING verb
  1. To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, typically in fan fiction.

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