The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DISTINCT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DISTINCT
- Given rise, I had task round college, well-defined
- Pronounced dead – one’s court carrying can
- Clear day is beginning to change in hue
- Sharp detectives returned fool to court
- Clear inspector with period of work touring college
- Clear Navy’s invading region ignoring Queen
- Different ending for ‘Red is the Colour’
- Separate — that’s abundantly clear
- Plain individual
- Clear container maintained by record temperature
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The straight part
We know that "Separate/abundantly clear" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case separate/abundantly clear = distinct.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DISTINCT mean?
DISTINCT adjective- Capable of being perceived very clearly.
- Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
- Noticeably different from others; distinctive.
- Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.
- Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
- Marked; variegated.