Cryptic crossword clue
NB: listed conglomerate’s most insensitive 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "most insensitive" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case most insensitive = blindest.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BLINDEST mean?

BLINDEST verb
  1. To make temporarily or permanently blind.
  2. To curse.
  3. To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
  4. To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.
BLINDEST adjective
  1. (of a person or animal) Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
  2. (of an eye) Unable to be used to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
  3. Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.
  4. Of a place, having little or no visibility.
  5. Closed at one end; having a dead end
  6. Having no openings for light or passage.
  7. (in certain phrases) Smallest or slightest.
  8. Without any prior knowledge.
  9. Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.
  10. Unintelligible or illegible.
  11. Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.

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