The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word BOWL OVER
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BOWL OVER
- Stun fan of The Archers?
- Greatly impress archery fanatic
- Shock a fan of the East End?
- Surprise one enjoying loopy things?
- Impress archery enthusiast
- Greatly impress dyed-in-the-wool Cockney, perhaps?
- Show great respect, meeting sweetheart — wow!
- Delight in Romeo of the East End?
- Shock — what cricketer may do?
- Surprise an enthusiastic archer?
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The straight part
We know that "Greatly impress" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case greatly impress = bowl over.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.