Cryptic crossword clue
Peg wears arm support for bracing 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "bracing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bracing = steeling.
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 STEELING mean?

STEELING verb
  1. To edge, cover, or point with steel.
  2. To harden or strengthen; to nerve or make obdurate; to fortify against.
  3. (of mirrors) To back with steel.
  4. To treat a liquid with steel for medicinal purposes.
  5. To press with a flat iron.
  6. To cause to resemble steel in appearance.
  7. To steelify; to turn iron into steel.
  8. To electroplate an item, particularly an engraving plate, with a layer of iron.
  9. To sharpen with a honing steel.
STEELING noun
  1. A strengthening with, or as if with, steel.

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