The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ACQUAINT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ACQUAINT
- Inform a pretty accommodating Conservative
- Enjoyably odd account starts to inform
- Get bill reduced, strange to tell
- Make familiar sound of a zany
- Familiarise a Conservative with odd following
- Current queen is not commonly brief
- A charmingly old-fashioned Conservative’s brought in to advise
- Inform Bill Strange
- Introduce a strange noise
- Get to know Bill Strange in an interesting and curious way
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The straight part
We know that "tell /tell" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tell /tell = acquaint.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 ACQUAINT mean?
ACQUAINT verb- (followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar.
- (followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant.
- To familiarize; to accustom.
- Acquainted.