The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SHOWDOWN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SHOWDOWN
- Act as guide to NI county, provoking clash
- Escort to dungeon, perhaps, for final confrontation
- Face-to-face confrontation exposed about women’s party
- Doctor who’s on deck for decisive engagement
- Greeting in Cornwall leads to new confrontation
- Exhibition, something hairy bringing confrontation
- Guide unhappy in moment of truth
- Who’s terribly depressed in final confrontation?
- Escort to the ground for clash
- Confrontation resulting from blue movie maybe anticipated
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The straight part
We know that "moment of truth" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case moment of truth = showdown.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SHOWDOWN mean?
SHOWDOWN noun- The final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor.
- The final round in a poker match, where the all remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.