The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EXTERIOR
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result EXTERIOR
- Face headless man, drinking port
- Face old, unruly rioter
- Cattle, leaderless between nine and eleven, run outside
- . Foreign appearance
- Former husband, reformed rioter, is outside
- Following nameless, articulate stranger outside
- Foreign love of old group infused by energy, Queen?
- Former boyfriend’s reportedly more blubbery covering
- Old rioter in trouble outside
- Face right, removing top outside Brazilian city
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The straight part
We know that "outside" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case outside = exterior.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 EXTERIOR mean?
EXTERIOR noun- The outside part, parts or surface of something.
- Foreign lands.
- Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
- Being from outside a country; foreign.
- Outdoor.