The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CHILDREN
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CHILDREN
- Young rich lend extravagantly
- Cold bird caught by young people
- … issue some would prefer to observe in silence
- Country doctor comes in with new issue
- Issue needing to be raised
- Issue with women leaving 19 first
- Issue 49 on central heating geek recalled
- Repeatedly vacated lead role in feature issue
- Issue of firm avoiding chronicled mistake
- They might read the Beano issue
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What does CHILDREN mean?
CHILDREN noun- A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)
- (specifically) A female child, a girl.
- (with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; a son or daughter.
- The thirteenth Lenormand card.
- A figurative offspring, particularly:
- A child of noble birth.
- The cognomen given to the oldest son prior to his taking his father's title.