Cryptic crossword clue
It’s smart concealing everything, using delaying tactics 8

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

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The straight part

We know that "using delaying tactics" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case using delaying tactics = stalling.

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What does STALLING mean?

1. To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
2. To fatten.
3. To come to a standstill.
4. To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.
5. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
6. (of an engine) To stop suddenly.
7. To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
8. To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
9. To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
10. To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
11. To be tired of eating, as cattle.
12. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
13. To forestall; to anticipate.
14. To keep close; to keep secret.

1. To employ delaying tactics against.
2. To employ delaying tactics.

1. The act of a person or thing that stalls.
2. Stabling.

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