The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FATALIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FATALIST
- Believer in destiny in big group of stars, perhaps
- One resigned to destiny of overweight top celebs
- One who’s resigned at last — if sacked?
- American included in obesity register? I’d doubt I could affect that
- Rich celebrity who believes in destiny
- One who doesn’t believe a lot can be changed
- Big record about a person who has given up hope?
- One who thinks what will be will be is big among the top people
- Handsome and very famous doom merchant
- One who's accepting large tip, holding ace
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The straight part
We know that "who believes in destiny" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case who believes in destiny = fatalist.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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