The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ORATORIO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ORATORIO
- Music I love follows eloquent speech maker
- Work with men at old port
- Passion, maybe, from speaker, over the moon
- Work before one for great success briefly
- . Piece has essential parts for voice and choir introduced by speaker
- Boy or girl naps after work
- Musical work of Queen inciting a riot in O2
- Work accepted by Poirot: a robbery with a twist
- Large-scale work: artist put on mouldings in circles
- Composition of old men put in proportion
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The straight part
We know that "Music" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case music = oratorio.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 ORATORIO mean?
ORATORIO noun- A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.