The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NEWCOMER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NEWCOMER
- Immigrant upset Conservative women meeting head of state
- Boatman accepted into crew: no problem for a beginner
- Crewmen supply crossing overseas, primarily for the recent immigrant
- Novice offering nothing — crewmen worried about that
- Ill omen with crew’s latest arrival
- Novice servicewoman in kerfuffle mislaying visa
- Crew member at initiation, one being fresh?
- Who’s last to be welcomed by assembled crewmen?
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What does NEWCOMER mean?
NEWCOMER noun- One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
- A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.