Cryptic crossword clue
Rats devouring dead swimmer 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "swimmer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case swimmer = dragonet.
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What does DRAGONET mean?

DRAGONET noun
  1. A small dragon.
  2. Any of the small perciform marine fish of the families Callionymidae and Draconettidae (slope dragonets) found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the family containing approximately 186 species in 18 genera.

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