The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GEOMETRY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result GEOMETRY
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- Travel around eastern Maine to test some maths
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- Travel round Spain with this writer to test some maths
- Little George encountered the Head of Rugby, having a yen for some mathematics
- Nerd cut short attempt to secure order in maths subject
- What may be found in school textbook, awful grey tome
- The study of lines and solids, strangely grey to me
- George Martin’s first to hear about Earl’s arrangement
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The straight part
We know that "maths subject" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case maths subject = geometry.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GEOMETRY mean?
GEOMETRY noun- The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
- (often qualified in combination) A mathematical system that deals with spatial relationships and that is built on a particular set of axioms; a subbranch of geometry which deals with such a system or systems.
- The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc.