The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BESTRIDE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BESTRIDE
- Stand across from top amusement park attraction
- Most excellent journey on horseback, with one leg on either side
- Mount the favourite?
- Dominate worst tour
- Get on website regularly blocking “The Woman in White”
- Have a leg either side of top fairground attraction
- Set out, partner’s admitted, to get leg over
- Mount finest horse
- Sit a certain way for the ideal journey?
- Dominate finest horse
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The straight part
We know that "Sit a certain way" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sit a certain way = bestride.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 BESTRIDE mean?
BESTRIDE verb- To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.
- To stride over, or across.
- To dominate.