Cryptic crossword clue
Oasis panic, greet law roughly 8,5

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Oasis" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case oasis = watering.
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 WATERING mean?

WATERING verb
  1. To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
  2. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
  3. To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
  4. To get or take in water.
  5. To urinate onto.
  6. To dilute.
  7. To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
  8. To fill with or secrete water.
  9. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
WATERING noun
  1. An act of watering, i.e. pouring water on something, or diluting a liquid.
  2. The art or process of giving a wavy, ornamental appearance to something.

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