The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STEWARDS
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More clues leading to the result STEWARDS
- Officials worry while crossing road
- Officials in groups going round protecting part of prison
- ‘We worked with Sid originally’
- Possibly an official enquiry from them, as a way to break awkward situations
- Ship’s officers tie alien up as stowaway would be?
- Cooks must cross a road for high-flying workers
- Groups about to go round political zone as officials
- College caterers cook on odour-free tables
- It answers query with third of riders misbehaving
- Custodians or cooks pinching a case of red
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The straight part
We know that "Officials" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case officials = stewards.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STEWARDS mean?
STEWARDS noun- A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity, particularly the chief administrator of a medieval manor.
- A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
- A flight attendant, a male flight attendant.
- A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management.
- A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals.
- A fiscal agent of certain bodies.
- In some colleges, an officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.
- In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.
- In information technology, somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong.
- To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)