The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PREDATOR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PREDATOR
- One heading for quarry before fourth schedule's drawn up?
- Aggressor‘s press release to editor returning duty list
- Hunter reforms parrot-eating man
- Hawk, parrot, cuckoo, incorporating origins of European dove?
- Sci-fi villain parroted rubbish
- Hunter, head in plaster bloodied on a rock
- Perhaps wolf prowled, striking bird on a hill
- Film franchise advertisement held up amidst dreadful report
- Hunting animal, report a criminal pinching diamonds
- Hunter taking part rode excitedly
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The straight part
We know that "Hunter" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hunter = predator.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 PREDATOR mean?
PREDATOR noun- Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
- Someone who attacks and plunders for gain.
- A sexual predator.