The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DISUNITY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DISUNITY
- In study I messed up division
- In-house work getting around newspaper computer department's conflict
- Another duty is in conflict
- Reason for crack — paper over it in housework?
- Is untidy sadly leading to strife
- Dissension of star, the thing evident in self-help enterprise
- Separation is untidy arrangement
- Non-expert accepts a day cut short by computing conflict
- One’s own work must cover tabloid on Italian conflict
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The straight part
We know that "conflict" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case conflict = disunity.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 DISUNITY mean?
DISUNITY noun- The lack of unity or cohesion.