Cryptic crossword clue
Flag poem reviewed as a huge failure 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "a huge failure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a huge failure = megaflop.
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What does MEGAFLOP mean?

MEGAFLOP noun
  1. Megaflops (one million FLOPS, or floating point operations per second)
MEGAFLOP noun
  1. A major flop; a film or other production that is a great failure.

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