The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MNEMONIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result MNEMONIC
- Help to recall retreating soldiers during day in charge
- C’mon men! I ordered a reminder!
- Such as helps master number once I’m listing
- Name in note, name I initially chronicled as a reminder
- It may help to recall — with rise of Medici, no men missed taking part
- How to remember heartless man replacing fiendish leader
- Imprisonment failed, spirit flew off with chip, a device aiding memory
- Memory aid for irresponsible men forgetting Monica’s article
- Commencing side-splitting hijinks that helps recall
- In 2000, New England is next to coin new memorable phrase
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The straight part
We know that "It helps to remember" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it helps to remember = mnemonic.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 MNEMONIC mean?
MNEMONIC noun- Anything (especially something in verbal form) used to help remember something.
- The textual, human-readable form of an assembly language instruction, not including operands.
- Of or relating to mnemonics: the study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.
- Of or relating to memory.