The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STOCKING
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More clues leading to the result STOCKING
- Carrying piece of hose
- Part of hose man used to support raised beds
- Keeping supplies of hose
- Keeping supply of hosiery
- Holding supplies of a particular hosiery item
- A hang-up at Christmas?
- Holding supplies of raised beds with family arriving at last
- Carrying hose
- Carrying hose
- Having for sale item put up for the present time
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The straight part
We know that "Part of hose" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case part of hose = stocking.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 STOCKING mean?
STOCKING noun- A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
- A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.
- A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.
- To have on hand for sale.
- To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.
- To allow (cows) to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more prior to sale.
- To put in the stocks as punishment.
- To fit (an anchor) with a stock, or to fasten the stock firmly in place.
- To arrange cards in a certain manner for cheating purposes; to stack the deck.
- A ratio of the actual density of trees in an area to the ideal density that would make the fullest use of the land.