The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ESCAPADE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ESCAPADE
- Exploit computer key to copy both sides of advert
- Mischievous adventure has disturbed peace - sad
- Lark or duck with an internal bill
- Scrape trailer filling skip
- A duke boarding flight for a lark
- Adventure ceased sadly with the old man locked up inside
- Dad ceased dancing outside as a stunt
- Fly opened by perverse prosecutor for a romp
- Prank creates leak? Put a plug in it!
- Get away, pocketing diamonds after a wild adventure
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The straight part
We know that "wild adventure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wild adventure = escapade.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ESCAPADE mean?
ESCAPADE noun- A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.