Cryptic crossword clue
Joining broken lips with a bit of citrus and gin mixture 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Joining" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case joining = splicing.
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 SPLICING mean?

SPLICING verb
  1. To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
  2. To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
  3. To unite in marriage.
  4. To unite as if splicing.
  5. To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.
SPLICING noun
  1. The act by which things are spliced.
  2. The point at which two things are spliced.

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