The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word VAGABOND
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result VAGABOND
- See Bill grabbing country drifter
- Bum against cooker, James?
- One wandering sailor in van with dog barking
- Rover and very small governor form a relationship
- Wanderer a handful notice touring country
- Behind very small ruler spy a tramp
- Roving Vatican spy famously captured Turkish commander
- Roving in bad van, go mad
- Wanderer in African country eaten by very active leopard in the end
- Thug mostly gave returns with a guarantee
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The straight part
We know that "Rover" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rover = vagabond.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does VAGABOND mean?
VAGABOND noun- A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
- One who wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a hobo.
- To roam, as a vagabond
- Floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.