The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word DRAW LOTS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DRAW LOTS
- Fortune to be had in matches ending level? Pick randomly
- Lottery? Many make random choices
- Make choice as teams may if not winning or losing much?
- What prolific artist may do to make random selection
- Trust to chance, as a busy artist will do
- . Randomly decide points to protect inexperienced beginner
- What eager artist might do to decide at random?
- Make random choices in lottery? Many!
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Make random choices" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case make random choices = draw lots.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.