The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word IMPORTED
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More clues leading to the result IMPORTED
- Unwanted Parisian withdraws after this writer's brought in
- Brought in minute drink – editor’s after one
- This writer’s given drink editor brought from overseas
- The setter’s left with newspaperman to be introduced
- Coming from abroad, one left on board falls in sea
- Foreign parliamentarian following one alternative trend regularly missing
- Foreign educated, I am left to lead
- Indian man left England's shores, not being from that country originally
- Brought in from anchorage in one sea
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The straight part
We know that "not being from that country originally" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case not being from that country originally = imported.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 IMPORTED mean?
IMPORTED verb- To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
- To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
- To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
- To be of importance to (someone or something).
- To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
- To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
- To mean, signify.
- To express, to imply.