The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NARROWED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result NARROWED
- Finally politician moved apace, and came to the point
- Contracted new road to be constructed around centre of Derby
- . Came closer in the end about missile storage
- . Constricted flight, Oriental, in Nagaland borders
- Contracted to build new road without closing of tender
- Harry or Andrew came closer
- Beatty, taking pointer, lost some breadth
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The straight part
We know that "came to the point" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case came to the point = narrowed.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.
What does NARROWED mean?
NARROWED verb- To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
- To get narrower.
- (of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
- To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
- To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.