Cryptic crossword clue
Most demanding fly half following matches on replay 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Most demanding" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case most demanding = stiffest.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STIFFEST mean?

STIFFEST adjective
  1. (of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
  2. (of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
  3. (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
  4. Harsh, severe.
  5. (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
  6. Potent.
  7. Dead, deceased.
  8. (of a penis) Erect.
  9. (of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.
  10. Of an equation: for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.
  11. Keeping upright.

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