The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word FULL STOP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FULL STOP
- Period, when you’re ____ eating
- Period when stuffed shirt finally gets seduced by bribe?
- Dot‘s satisfied, getting back a lot of money
- Weed’s pulled up after busy period in 8
- End perfect stay
- Period when drunk’s drink’s withdrawn
- Fruity bar, nothing else
- Point, satisfied with small blouse?
- Complete rest period for Americans
- Period for Americans when this would be obvious advice to eater
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The straight part
We know that "Period for Americans" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case period for americans = full stop.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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