The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GIMCRACK
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result GIMCRACK
- I’m cutting good drug to be worthless
- Worthless plane makers suffering setback — evidence of metal fatigue?
- Shoddy fighter knocked over with sharp blow
- Tacky bloke reportedly on addictive drug
- Shoddy place for exercise, we’re told, with narrow opening
- Trivial mechanism’s little good – I’m about to strain
- Tinpot state exercises resolve
- Cheap shot undermines the writer’s grand opening
- US soldier with witticism about maiden — tacky
- Cheap joke on Russian plane backfired
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The straight part
We know that "Shoddy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shoddy = gimcrack.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 GIMCRACK mean?
GIMCRACK noun- Something showy but worthless; a gimmick or bauble.
- To put together quickly and without much care; to bodge.
- To embellish with gimcracks.
- Showy but of poor quality; worthless.