Cryptic crossword clue
Rinds of sweet lemons covering basic pastries 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "pastries" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pastries = strudels.
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 STRUDELS mean?

STRUDELS noun
  1. The symbol @, most commonly used in e-mail addresses.
STRUDELS noun
  1. A pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc.
  2. A vertical hole in sea ice through which downward jet-like, buoyancy-driven drainage of flood water is thought to occur.

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