Cryptic crossword clue
Newspaper feature on screen is hit in a big way 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "hit in a big way" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hit in a big way = walloped.
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 WALLOPED mean?

WALLOPED verb
  1. To rush hastily.
  2. To flounder, wallow.
  3. To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.
  4. To strike heavily, thrash soundly.
  5. To trounce, beat by a wide margin.
  6. To wrap up temporarily.
  7. To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle.
  8. To be slatternly.
WALLOPED verb
  1. To send a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.

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