The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SKINHEAD
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SKINHEAD
- Gang member’s boss going under cover
- He’s kinda rough-looking
- He’s a kind eccentric, one with little up top though
- Expose skull of aggressive youth?
- Girl accepts family notice alienated youth
- He’s a kind, playful youth with not much up top?
- Hide principal gang member
- Pelt nut, anti-establishment type
- Aggressive youth had Nikes scuffed
- Rebellious youth almost broke the boss
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The straight part
We know that "alienated youth" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case alienated youth = skinhead.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 SKINHEAD mean?
SKINHEAD noun- Someone with a shaved head.
- Member of the skinhead subculture arising in late 1960s England or its diaspora, often incorrectly associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.