The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SCORCHER
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More clues leading to the result SCORCHER
- Excellent example as writer of music embraces church
- Dutch artist not initially covering my day in the sun?
- Extremely hot day finds recorder in church? On the contrary!
- One getting what he wants, embracing Church, excellent example
- Composer with chart entry devoid of skill — it’s hot!
- It’s almost 20, dear, in Paris — not a day for an overcoat!
- One who achieves goal installing central heating that’s very hot
- Reptiles pushed back group of animals, 500 cut off in very hot day
- Most music dear to the French in summer 1976, say?
- Check into person who orchestrates Lulu
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The straight part
We know that "excellent example" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case excellent example = scorcher.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SCORCHER mean?
SCORCHER noun- One who, or that which, scorches.
- A very hot day.
- A very good goal, notably made with a very hard shot.
- A caustic rebuke or criticism.
- One who rides a bicycle furiously on a public highway.