Cryptic crossword clue
Rabbi cooked us a pig 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "pig" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pig = babirusa.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BABIRUSA mean?

BABIRUSA noun
  1. Any of several mammals in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.

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