The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BURGUNDY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BURGUNDY
- A red shroud contains piece mended at last
- Denied win, unwind in rugby playing, wine producing region
- Food sent back, and, for Fritz, last of barley wine
- Knocked back food – a French dory, filleted – and wine
- Red, filthy dung-filled town
- Diamonds inlaid into fancy gun, ruby red
- Wipe over arm edging that’s in dirty colour
- Dark-red ruby dug out around central section of Kenya
- Red weapon discovered finally in NW town
- Colour of the meal sent up to the peacekeepers by the hollow deputy
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The straight part
We know that "Red" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case red = burgundy.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 BURGUNDY mean?
BURGUNDY noun- A variety of red wine from this region.
- A variety of wine resembling that of Burgundy; especially from Australia or California.
- A dark red colour tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine.
- Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine.