The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word COMMONER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result COMMONER
- Man with pasturage rights is our age, almost
- More usual term for an MP?
- One from hoi polloi more frequently encountered
- I’m amazed, screening 2001 or one without a title
- Military officer married single monarch – despite being this?
- No royal arrival to embrace Scotsman
- Person lacking rank — one arriving around beginning of week
- Familiar with monarch but no aristocrat
- One that’s not part of 1, not so unusual
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The straight part
We know that "One that’s not part of 1/not so unusual" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one that’s not part of 1/not so unusual = commoner.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 COMMONER mean?
COMMONER adjective- Mutual; shared by more than one.
- Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
- Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- (grammar) In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
- Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.
- Profane; polluted.
- Given to lewd habits; prostitute.
- A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.
- Someone who is not of noble rank.
- (Oxbridge slang) An undergraduate who does not hold either a scholarship or an exhibition.
- (Oxford University) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Cambridge called a pensioner.
- Someone holding common rights because of residence or land ownership in a particular manor, especially rights on common land.
- One sharing with another in anything.
- A prostitute.