The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TREETOPS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TREETOPS
- Soldiers in offensive operation finally access canopy
- Wherein planes perhaps reach their ceiling?
- Peter’s scrambled round to the highest branches
- Improvised street boxing surgery gets canopy
- Golfing item in play lifted to reach elevated position?
- Superior branches of stores are not quiet: after indulgence, they say
- Heads of plants protested riots following sacking of director
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The straight part
We know that "the highest branches" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the highest branches = treetops.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 TREETOPS mean?
TREETOPS noun- The crown or uppermost branches of a tree