The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word HARD COPY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HARD COPY
- Printed output from PC grabbed by writer
- Tough policeman’s Yard file note
- Comedian frames policeman: it’s on paper
- Printout from PC perhaps accepted by novelist
- Printout from PC in bold
- Not easy being on PC with variable printout
- Key work included by author that’s printed out
- Not easy to trace printout
- Difficult to please cheat with printout
- Printed material difficult to replicate
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "that’s printed out" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that’s printed out = hard copy.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.