The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word COSTELLO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result COSTELLO
- Songwriter and entertainer first off breaking instrument
- Sole clot messing about? He had a funny partner
- Rock singer’s surprised comment about Saint to have effect
- Elvis in huge theatre initially drowned by instrument
- Comic sot tripping over one of strings
- 23 to close tour after taking in Luxembourg?
- Singer Elvis coos weirdly about state
- Old comic companies reveal nothing
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The straight part
We know that "Elvis" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case elvis = costello.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.