Cryptic crossword clue
Path round assumed by sun that's sweet 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "that's sweet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that's sweet = sorbitol.
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 SORBITOL mean?

SORBITOL noun
  1. A sugar alcohol (2R,3S,4S,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol used as an artificial sweetener

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