Cryptic crossword clue
More tenacious athlete inclined to hide sign of nervousness 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "More tenacious" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case more tenacious = stickier.
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 STICKIER mean?

STICKIER adjective
  1. Able or likely to stick.
  2. Potentially difficult to escape from.
  3. Of weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
  4. (of a setting) Persistent.
  5. (of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops.
  6. (of threads on a bulletin board) Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
  7. (of a website) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.

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