The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GRIDIRON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result GRIDIRON
- Where some are playing football, or riding around
- Benefit includes free new playing field
- Chef’s requirement delivered by good club
- Pitch from US government's leader to get free press
- Field of play gold club keeps clear
- Riding or playing football
- Government clear press network
- Golf club straddles free football field
- Network press pitch for Americans
- Good free press network
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The straight part
We know that "pitch for Americans" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pitch for americans = gridiron.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GRIDIRON mean?
GRIDIRON noun- An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
- An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.
- Any object resembling the rack or grate.
- An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.
- A raised framework from which lighting is suspended.
- The field on which American football is played.
- American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football.
- To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.
- To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.