The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CREATIVE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CREATIVE
- On filling initial curriculum vitae, set out to be original
- Advertising ideas man turning life around among Native Americans
- Showing imagination, island invested in reforming vet care
- Be ingenious in half an acre at Iver, Bucks
- Original member of family left out after bit of controversy
- Imaginative chapter concerning Evita returning
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The straight part
We know that "original" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case original = creative.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 CREATIVE mean?
CREATIVE noun- A person directly involved in a creative marketing process.
- Artistic material used in advertising, e.g. photographs, drawings, or video.
- Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
- (of a created thing) Original, expressive and imaginative.
- A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.
- Designed or executed to deceive or mislead.