The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DUNGEONS
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More clues leading to the result DUNGEONS
- Dull information’s about old features of castle?
- Keeps filthy stuff one's concocted
- Waste long periods of time in prisons
- Waste long stretches of time in underground cells
- Where people once spent time underground
- Where persons may spend time underground
- Muck one’s found spread around cells
- One’s upset by muck in underground rooms
- No sun, egad, not a shimmer in these places!
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The straight part
We know that "Keeps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case keeps = dungeons.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DUNGEONS mean?
DUNGEONS noun- An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
- The main tower of a motte or castle; a keep or donjon.
- A shrewd person.
- (games) An area inhabited by enemies, containing story objectives, treasure and bosses.
- (BDSM) A room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity.