The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PLATONIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PLATONIC
- Caption rewritten to protect leader of Lords Spiritual
- Unromantic pal screwed up introductory note
- Non-physical sport ending early gets boost
- Non-physical complaint head of medicine dismissed wrongly
- Lacking heat, French dish almost postponed
- Excluding congress from scheme, briefly producing tension
- Optical illusion ultimately illusory, not sensual
- Climbing mountain, increasing strength, not going all the way
- Extremely painful, drastic action, not physical
- Climbing mountain with medicine or without it?
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The straight part
We know that "not physical" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case not physical = platonic.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 PLATONIC mean?
PLATONIC adjective- Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies.
- Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.