Cryptic crossword clue
Prioritising economy, dismissing son and making waves 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CRIMPING

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "making waves" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case making waves = crimping.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CRIMPING mean?

CRIMPING verb
  1. To press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate.
  2. To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.
  3. To pinch and hold; to seize.
  4. To style hair into a crimp, to form hair into tight curls, to make it kinky.
  5. To bend or mold leather into shape.
  6. To gash the flesh, e.g. of a raw fish, to make it crisper when cooked.
CRIMPING verb
  1. To impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.
CRIMPING noun
  1. The act by which something is crimped.

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