Cryptic crossword clue
Leverage needed for acquisition 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Leverage/acquisition" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case leverage/acquisition = purchase.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PURCHASE mean?

PURCHASE noun
  1. The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
  2. That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
  3. That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
  4. The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
  5. A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.
  6. Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.
  7. The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained and in nautical terminology the ratio of such a device, like a pulley, or block and tackle.
  8. The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.
  9. Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
PURCHASE verb
  1. To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
  2. To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
  3. To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
  4. To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
  5. To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.
  6. To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.
  7. To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.

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