The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 2 letter word DEARIE ME
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DEARIE ME
- Mostly distribute soldiers around one? That sounds bad
- Expensive? That’s Goliath goodness
- I’m dismayed second French wife’s out for a run
- What a shame one’s attending boring day of Latin and English
- Here, media storm obliterates last of Murdoch’s goodness
- My itch to gain attention met with a premature end
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The straight part
We know that "goodness" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case goodness = dearie me.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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