Cryptic crossword clue
OU officials using security devices to capture lines going to party 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "OU officials" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ou officials = bulldogs.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BULLDOGS mean?

BULLDOGS noun
  1. A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies companion dog. Having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs and smaller hind legs.
  2. British bulldog
  3. A stubborn person.
  4. A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
  5. (Oxford University slang) One of the proctors' officers.
  6. (pro wrestling) Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat.
  7. A bulldog edition.

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