The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DOWNSIDE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DOWNSIDE
- Party indoors with whiskey for starter a disadvantage
- Drawback of wind does for resort
- Not the best situation for a county team
- Public school‘s disadvantage
- County team’s disadvantage
- Disadvantage of drink with team?
- Losing team’s disadvantage
- Blue team reveals limitation
- Negative aspect in party extensive around north and south
- Losing team’s stumbling-block
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The straight part
We know that "Public school/disadvantage" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case public school/disadvantage = downside.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 DOWNSIDE mean?
DOWNSIDE noun- A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
- A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc.