Cryptic crossword clue
One's liable to hit extremely tough bit of bacon 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word THRASHER

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The straight part
We know that "One's liable to hit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one's liable to hit = thrasher.
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 THRASHER mean?

THRASHER noun
  1. One who thrashes.
  2. Any of several New World passerine songbirds, of the genera Toxostoma, Allenia, Margarops, Oreoscoptes and Ramphocinclus in the family Mimidae, that have a long, downward-curved beak.
  3. A thresher shark.
  4. A fan of thrash metal music.

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