The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ENTRANTS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ENTRANTS
- Announced opening competitors
- Hurried into makeshift tents in field?
- New arrivals giving screams on hospital wing?
- Way in, we hear, for candidates
- People coming in? Part of hospital goes mad
- Watchman shelled by soldiers — they’re in competition
- Competitors train, one bystander sent off
- Participants appear after ward speaks wildly
- Corrupted net with diatribes, for starters
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The straight part
We know that "People coming in?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case people coming in? = entrants.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ENTRANTS mean?
ENTRANTS noun- A participant who enters something, such as a contest.
- A newcomer.