The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word OVERSEAS
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More clues leading to the result OVERSEAS
- Abroad as ever so horrible
- Old poetry equally exotic?
- In foreign parts manages to be heard
- We're told what manager does in other countries
- Foreign watches discussed
- Poetic lines penned by oddly absent royals – in Canada perhaps?
- Old poetry to get when abroad
- In foreign parts during pullover season?
- Discovers EasyJet packages abroad
- Supervises broadcast from abroad
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The straight part
We know that "Canada perhaps?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case canada perhaps? = overseas.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 OVERSEAS mean?
OVERSEAS adjective- Abroad.
- (used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations) Living (being resident) in a foreign country.
- Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.
- Abroad.
- Across a sea; to an area across a sea.