The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GOLGOTHA
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More clues leading to the result GOLGOTHA
- Lake by dark sort of rock, in turn a place of execution
- Gaol’s rebuilt around barbarian crucifixion site
- Station of the Cross
- Marauder in west coast city shot first in place of execution
- Vandal put in gaol converted into charnel house
- Travel with wickedly hot gal to place in Jerusalem
- Husband and gal to go touring site of crucifixion
- Left old German in Indian state’s site of crucifixion
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The straight part
We know that "site of crucifixion" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case site of crucifixion = golgotha.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.