Cryptic crossword clue
Lunatic orating about year for revolution 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "revolution" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case revolution = gyration.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GYRATION mean?

GYRATION noun
  1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution.
  2. One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
  3. Appropriate arrangement of convolutions of gyri in the cerebral cortex.

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