Cryptic crossword clue
New GP, yet one developed biological grouping 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "biological grouping" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case biological grouping = genotype.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GENOTYPE mean?

GENOTYPE noun
  1. The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
  2. A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.
GENOTYPE verb
  1. To determine the genotype of.
GENOTYPE noun
  1. The type species of a genus; generitype.

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