The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 2 letter word LISTEN IN
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result LISTEN IN
- Figure lying back on table finds earwig
- Eavesdrop? Line isn't tapped!
- Bug Bolshevik leader, first to be caught
- Remove wings from shiny bug
- Bug messed up its linen
- Eavesdrop with one good man being framed by Soviet leader
- Wire-tapper will roll radio up
- What GCHQ might do to Leninist potentially
- Record nine returning and eavesdrop
- Tip baseball team, turning snoop
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The straight part
We know that "bug" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bug = listen in.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.