The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word AMARILLO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result AMARILLO
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- A group of 29 missing in US city
- A blemish on the west side of bad old American city
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- I roam all around this American city
- Place they ask the way to massage the bottom of former lama with oil
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The straight part
We know that "Place they ask the way" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case place they ask the way = amarillo.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.