The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GRATUITY
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More clues leading to the result GRATUITY
- Good friend of Mole enthrals you with one tip
- Present from eccentric artist guy shunned by society
- Graphical user interface initially overlapping cross tip
- Gross stupidity to ignore fellow’s contribution of thanks
- Irritable about university intake, principally, after good financial gift
- Annoyed about United, one follows good tip
- Start to get annoyed about content of suit’s bonus payment
- Head garcon annoyed about posh individual’s original 10% tip
- What might guy I served with tart leave?
- Tip Cobb after playing guitar
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The straight part
We know that "Present" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case present = gratuity.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GRATUITY mean?
GRATUITY noun- Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
- That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
- (feudal law) A right to the use of a superior's land, as a stipend for services to be performed; also, the land so held; a fief.
- An inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of the performing of certain services.
- An estate of inheritance in land, either absolute and without limitation to any particular class of heirs (fee simple) or limited to a particular class of heirs (fee tail).
- Property; owndom; estate.
- Money paid or bestowed; payment; emolument.
- A prize or reward. Only used in the set phrase "A finder's fee" in Modern English.
- A monetary payment charged for professional services.
- An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.