The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word VERBIAGE
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More clues leading to the result VERBIAGE
- Excessive language in eg bar I've corrected
- Mixed veg and Brie covering a waffle
- Barge I’ve renovated, going on too long
- Part of speech on one period of history is waffle
- For example, grade one conciseness mostly set back by prolixity
- Too many words, essentially adverbial, become dated
- Very eager, excited, employing twice as many words
- Barge I've renovated, going on too long
- A guy’s first in Alpine resort overlooking river to get padding
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The straight part
We know that "prolixity" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case prolixity = verbiage.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 VERBIAGE mean?
VERBIAGE noun- Overabundance of words.
- The manner in which something is expressed in words.