The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ICEBERGS
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More clues leading to the result ICEBERGS
- Leaves a tip — which they all have each in their own way
- Lettuces? They’re to be avoided in the main
- I caught bird around small calves, perhaps
- Diver turns regularly in case coming across shipping hazards
- Top British units identifying shipping hazards
- Submarine threats that would break down if fired
- Leaves / obstacles in the main
- Canned beer and cigs for cold, unemotional types
- Half the office wags collared Bert endlessly for shipping hazards
- Floating masses beg rice, dirty and smelly at the outset
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The straight part
We know that "Floating masses" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case floating masses = icebergs.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 ICEBERGS mean?
ICEBERGS noun- A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf
- An aloof person.
- (after an adjective) An impending disastrous event whose adverse effects are only beginning to show, in reference to one-tenth of the volume of an iceberg being visible above water.