The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word INTENDED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result INTENDED
- At home, cared for loved one
- Planned bid for contract halted
- Bridge bid concluded as wanted from the outset
- Special one from among a number ceased to exist: one less
- Fiancé’s lovemaking finished around noon
- Interior finished as planned
- One knight cared for fiancée
- Home before time, wound up fiancé
- At home, looked after fiancée
- Planned to stop interrupting international editor
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The straight part
We know that "Planned" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case planned = intended.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 INTENDED mean?
INTENDED verb- (usually followed by the particle "to") To hope; to wish (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
- To stretch to extend; distend.
- To strain; make tense.
- To intensify; strengthen.
- To apply with energy.
- To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
- To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
- To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
- Fiancé or fiancée.
- Planned.
- Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.