Cryptic crossword clue
Eight and awfully quiet in there… could be deadly

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word NIGHTSHADE

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What does NIGHTSHADE mean?

NIGHTSHADE noun
  1. Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
  2. Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade.
  3. Belladonna or deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna.
  4. Any of several plants likened to nightshade, usually because of similar dark-colored berries.

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