Cryptic crossword clue
Followers fail to contain the Hungarian football union 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Followers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case followers = faithful.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FAITHFUL mean?

FAITHFUL noun
  1. (in the plural) The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
  2. Someone or something that is faithful or reliable.
FAITHFUL adjective
  1. Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
  2. Having faith.
  3. Reliable; worthy of trust.
  4. Consistent with reality.
  5. Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.
  6. (mathematics) Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.

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