The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word INFERNAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result INFERNAL
- Confounded plant closing borders, not the first
- Conclude with army’s opening invasion of Holland — hellish
- Conclude with penalty – essentially outrageous
- Wretched home plant all stunted
- Hellish nan playing with rifle
- Vile reason an earl regularly stripped
- Conclude Leanne regularly turned up to be very annoying
- Reason North American lake must be blasted
- Reason name is on a line? Like hell it is!
- Conclude note with a line that’s outrageous
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The straight part
We know that "Like hell it is!" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like hell it is! = infernal.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.
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What does INFERNAL mean?
INFERNAL noun- An inhabitant of the infernal regions.
- Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
- (by extension) Of or relating to a fire or inferno.
- Stygian, gloomy.
- Diabolical or fiendish.
- (as an expletive, not vulgar) Very annoying; damned.