Cryptic crossword clue
Recollections Otterden takes a little while to state without evasiveness 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Recollections" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case recollections = memories.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MEMORIES mean?

MEMORIES noun
  1. The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later at will.
  2. A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism.
  3. The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).
  4. The time within which past events can be or are remembered.
  5. (of a material) which returns to its original shape when heated
  6. A memorial.
  7. (collective) A term of venery for a social group of elephants, normally called a herd.

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