Cryptic crossword clue
Leaves outside overdone soups 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "soups" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case soups = pottages.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does POTTAGES mean?

POTTAGES noun
  1. A thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
  2. An oatmeal porridge.

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