The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GARGOYLE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result GARGOYLE
- Outburst about awfully gory and bizarre ornament
- Gutter spout from glory age renovated
- Good pattern of diamonds around old grotesque carving
- Large organisation preserves gentile carving
- Glory age seen otherwise – as something ugly?
- Grotesque sort of royal egg, scrambled
- An outstanding feature of medieval architecture
- Spout a lot of wind about railway getting green light
- Ugly person‘s outburst about drunken orgy
- It can be ugly, wild orgy during storm
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The straight part
We know that "Grotesque sort" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case grotesque sort = gargoyle.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 GARGOYLE mean?
GARGOYLE noun- A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
- Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.
- A fictional winged monster.
- An ugly woman.