The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 5 letter word PER ANNUM
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More clues leading to the result PER ANNUM
- Prune man stewed for a year
- Woman at university wears hair in curls for a year
- Managed to stop writer reversing Greek letter on regular basis?
- Quiet time with a partner starts to nark us more each year
- Frequency when contracted office worker will appear
- Managed to stop writer using material – initially for a year
- Disheartened people stood for election with miners each year
- Revolutionary salesman and Ann met a westbound Greek character every year
- Woman visiting South American country with Mike every year
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "a year" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a year = per annum.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.