The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ULTERIOR
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ULTERIOR
- Uranium ore lit unusual reactor below the surface
- Extremely unusual rogue having a change of character in the future
- Son quits province with one other missing article hidden
- Rail route diverted to avoid Austria? It’s not immediately apparent
- Defaulter, I organised housing beyond a certain point
- Corrupt trio rule in the future
- United let injured Ferdinand recuperate initially in secret
- Beyond rule with riot spreading
- Covert sect without leader sounds increasingly strange
- Remoter area dropped from new rail route
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The straight part
We know that "in the future" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in the future = ulterior.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 ULTERIOR mean?
ULTERIOR adjective- Situated beyond, or on the farther side.
- Beyond what is obvious or evident.
- Being intentionally concealed so as to deceive.
- Happening later; subsequent.