The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CAUSEWAY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CAUSEWAY
- With reason, soundly consider road that’s raised
- Provincial giant has one belief to fight for — against wife always!
- Motive and style that one may use for walking across water
- Paved footpath in grounds, wide, leading to a yard
- Caught out catching exhaust in raised road
- The how and why of reversing in the highroad?
- Reason and method provided for walking across the water
- Reason to lean over on the elevated road
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The straight part
We know that "Paved footpath" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case paved footpath = causeway.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CAUSEWAY mean?
CAUSEWAY noun- A road that is raised, so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles. Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
- To pave, to cobble.