The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word POTSHERD
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More clues leading to the result POTSHERD
- Prevent retiring daughter concealing her archaeological find
- Fragment an archaeologist might clean the drops off
- It may interest diggers to hold back the rabble
- Crock shoots lots of elephants, say
- Close up before crowd fragment
- Many drove to see part of China
- Large sum of money put in court reportedly for a crock?
- Stop to mend the lady’s old penny crock
- Shoots flock or piece of clay
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The straight part
We know that "crock" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case crock = potsherd.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.
What does POTSHERD mean?
POTSHERD noun- A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.