The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NOONTIDE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NOONTIDE
- Midday: arranged to dine, no?
- Nobody rings first of today's papers
- Diet no-no, munched at this time of day?
- 12, all Mary Celeste’s crew? Not entirely orderly on board
- Sadly not done around one – or an hour earlier
- Oddly notioned period around 12
- Refusal I noted awkwardly in middle of day
- Time to dine on stews
- The middle of the day is the best part
- . Midday working breaks not a redundant concept
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The straight part
We know that "period around 12" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case period around 12 = noontide.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 NOONTIDE mean?
NOONTIDE noun- Midday, noon
- Midday