The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TOWERING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TOWERING
- Very violent pull, needing energy to operate bell
- Lofty monarch hauling bags
- Giant grew into freak!
- Magnificent job of truck, perhaps, carrying the Queen
- Magnificent until group covers Queen
- Magnificent tempo ends by group covering Queen
- To our sort, piece of jewellery is outstanding
- Showing great fear, with time for cold looming
- Wife wearing ornament that’s impressive
- Great tie — wrong knit
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The straight part
We know that "looming" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case looming = towering.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does TOWERING mean?
TOWERING verb- To be very tall.
- To be high or lofty; to soar.
- To soar into.
- The act or condition of being high above others.
- Very tall or high, so as to dwarf anything around it.