The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BEHOLDER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BEHOLDER
- He is held up by more audacious viewer
- Witness seized by Ethelred — lo, he begs to get up
- Have seniority around hospital as person who can see what’s going on
- Seer to have consumed alcohol? On the contrary
- Viewer is more apt to speak out when he churns over inside
- Onlooker’s ale in cargo space? Quite the contrary
- Seer stores beer in hold? Just the opposite!
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What does BEHOLDER mean?
BEHOLDER noun- Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
- A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.