The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SKYLIGHT
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More clues leading to the result SKYLIGHT
- Through which to view star?
- Island’s briefly illuminated from high window
- Delicate jelly seen inside window
- Broadcaster lacking gravity is opening in building
- Star might be a roof-raiser
- Sun in ceiling?
- Window of modest size in evidence around Kentucky
- Broadcaster’s entertaining opening for the Sun
- Star perhaps in top window
- Hit high and short — into window!
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "window" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case window = skylight.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 SKYLIGHT mean?
SKYLIGHT noun- A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
- Diffuse sky radiation—solar radiation reaching the earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or suspensoids in the atmosphere.
- A hole in the upper part of a lava tube, yielding a view of the lava within.