Cryptic crossword clue
Equestrian male carried by roan he’s broken? 8

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Equestrian male" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case equestrian male = horseman.
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 HORSEMAN mean?

HORSEMAN noun
  1. A man who rides a horse.
  2. A soldier on horseback.
  3. A man skilled in horsemanship.
  4. A man in charge of work horses.
  5. A swift-running land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies.
  6. A West Indian fish of the genus Equetes

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