The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NEONATAL
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More clues leading to the result NEONATAL
- Concerned with babies one treated in African province once
- . Related to what Labour promises to deliver?
- After recent arrival, gas of any kind cut
- A gas, a gas almost suitable for the very young
- Just delivered a short story on gas
- … in its early weeks showing something noble towards nearly everyone
- Recently delivered ‘light’ element in place of aluminium
- Recently delivered gas for lighting a short lecture
- That’s concerning, newborn‘s born on a volunteer unit and left
- Inert gas seen at a lake a short while after creation
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The straight part
We know that "a short while after creation" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a short while after creation = neonatal.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does NEONATAL mean?
NEONATAL adjective- Of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn.