Cryptic crossword clue
In the wild, gnu licks its young 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SUCKLING

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The straight part
We know that "its young" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case its young = suckling.
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 SUCKLING mean?

SUCKLING noun
  1. An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
  2. A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.
SUCKLING verb
  1. To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.
  2. To nurse; to suck milk from a nursing mother.
  3. To nurse from (a breast, nursing mother, etc.).

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