The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 3 plus 4 letter word STEAL THE SHOW
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result STEAL THE SHOW
- First of hurdlers entering slowest heat, surprisingly, be the best
- Extraordinary athletes present — beat them all?
- Last two, he and she out to attract the most attention
- To get the best hand towels, he has to wander around Tunisia’s capital
- Athletes wrongly appear to be the outstanding performers
- Take article to mean what supporting actor may do in play?
- Hotel stew has to be replaced to attract the most publicity
- Second, athletes who surprisingly get everyone’s praise in event
- Singular athletes who possibly triumph unexpectedly
- Athletes performing at parade attract the most attention
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The straight part
We know that "get everyone’s praise in event" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case get everyone’s praise in event = steal the show.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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