Cryptic crossword clue
Relieving pressure, going outside 8

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

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The straight part

We know that "Relieving" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case relieving = spelling.

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 SPELLING mean?

1. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.

1. To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.
2. (sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
3. To be able to write or say the letters that form words.
4. Of letters: to compose (a word).
5. (with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail.
6. To indicate that (some event) will occur.
7. To constitute; to measure.
8. To speak, to declaim.
9. To tell; to relate; to teach.

1. To work in place of (someone).
2. To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
3. To rest from work for a time.

1. The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
2. The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
3. A specific spelling of a word.
4. A spelling test or spelling bee.

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