The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ANALYSTS
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More clues leading to the result ANALYSTS
- Fluid left, say, to be eaten by insects, shrinks
- Shrinks salty cooking in pots without lid
- Two articles left on unknown street by small researchers
- They should be able to identify any salts in a mixture
- Appraisers slay ants haphazardly
- Experts find insects running around alleys hungry
- In hearing, the King’s schoolteacher enumerates researchers
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The straight part
We know that "shrinks" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shrinks = analysts.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ANALYSTS mean?
ANALYSTS noun- Someone who analyzes.
- A mathematician who studies real analysis.
- A systems analyst.
- A practitioner of psychoanalysis.
- A financial analyst; a business analyst.