The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TURNOVER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TURNOVER
- Theatre act finished? Here’s something to eat
- Consider carefully sales of pastry?
- Apple product's sales value
- Upset a small pie
- Go to the next page to see amount of money changing hands
- What one does with a page bringing pastry?
- Rob movement of workers?
- Pass on the takings
- Start having extra pie
- Money taken by business making a pastry dish
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The straight part
We know that "Money taken by business/a pastry /d/ish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case money taken by business/a pastry /d/ish = turnover.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.
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What does TURNOVER mean?
TURNOVER noun- The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.
- The frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers leave and are replaced, a property changes hands, etc.
- A semicircular pastry made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, enclosing the filling (usually fruit).
- A loss of possession of the ball without scoring.
- A measure of leg speed: the frequency with which one takes strides when running, typically given in strides per minute.
- The act or result of overturning something; an upset.
- An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one master to another to complete his time.
- Capable of being turned over; designed to be turned over.