The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PROPERTY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PROPERTY
- Quality support given to tyre in need of repair
- What we have is correct, technically, at each end
- Things appropriate to youth at the outset
- Quality front row with key series from top row
- Quality of authentic meal being reported
- Kit for rugby player burst tyre
- Characteristic of possessions collectively
- Possessions for forward delivery, ultimately
- Nose picking beginning to obsess cheeky character
- Quality homes
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The straight part
We know that "Possessions" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case possessions = property.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 PROPERTY mean?
PROPERTY noun- Something that is owned.
- A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
- Real estate; the business of selling houses.
- The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
- An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
- An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
- An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class, or the value of such a parameter.
- (usually in the plural) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
- Propriety; correctness.
- To invest with properties, or qualities.
- To make a property of; to appropriate.