The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word LEFT OVER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LEFT OVER
- Felt bad about being spare
- In bar, drunk oft remaining
- Remaining series of deliveries deposited at the front
- Remaining English newspaper grabbed by fan
- Remaining message offering no hope to political radicals?
- Starts to expect favours over time in sexual partner — save it for another time
- Remaining socialist, a maiden maybe
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What does LEFT OVER mean?
LEFT OVER adjective- Remaining unused, of a portion or group of something.