Cryptic crossword clue
Literary props 8

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

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What does BOOKENDS mean?

BOOKENDS noun
  1. A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
  2. Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.
BOOKENDS verb
  1. To come before and after, or at both sides of.

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