The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word LEFT OVER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LEFT OVER
- Felt bad about being spare
- In bar, drunk oft remaining
- Remaining series of deliveries deposited at the front
- Remaining English newspaper grabbed by fan
- Remaining message offering no hope to political radicals?
- Starts to expect favours over time in sexual partner — save it for another time
- Remaining socialist, a maiden maybe
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The straight part
We know that "remaining" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case remaining = left 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.
What does LEFT OVER mean?
LEFT OVER adjective- Remaining unused, of a portion or group of something.