Cryptic crossword clue
Man interrupted on a date and suspended 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "suspended" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case suspended = overhead.
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What does OVERHEAD mean?

OVERHEAD noun
  1. The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
  2. The items or classes of expense not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
  3. Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to the progress or outcome of the project or activity.
  4. Wasted money.
  5. A smash.
  6. The ceiling of any enclosed space below decks in a vessel.
  7. A compartment above the seats for stowing luggage in a passenger aircraft.
  8. The system of overhead wires used to power electric transport, such as streetcars, trains, or buses.
  9. Data or steps of computation used only to facilitate the computations in the system and not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed.
  10. (by ellipsis) An overhead throw.
OVERHEAD adjective
  1. Located above, especially over the head
  2. Kicked over one's own head
OVERHEAD adverb
  1. Above one's head; in the sky.
  2. Per head; for each individual.
OVERHEAD noun
  1. An overhead projector.
  2. A sheet of transparent material with an image used with an overhead projector; an overhead transparency.

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