Cryptic crossword clue
Learner cutting bandage is excellent 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "excellent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case excellent = blinding.
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 BLINDING mean?

BLINDING verb
  1. To make temporarily or permanently blind.
  2. To curse.
  3. To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
  4. To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.
BLINDING noun
  1. The act of causing blindness.
  2. A thin coat of sand or gravel used to fill holes in a new road surface.
  3. A thin sprinkling of sand or chippings laid on a newly tarred surface.
BLINDING adjective
  1. Very bright (as if to cause blindness).
  2. Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding.
  3. Brilliant; marvellous.
BLINDING adverb
  1. To an extreme degree; blindingly.

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