Cryptic crossword clue
Sizable pasta slices, second being free? 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word OPENNESS

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The straight part
We know that "being free?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case being free? = openness.
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 OPENNESS mean?

OPENNESS noun
  1. Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own.
  2. The degree to which a person, group, organization, institution, or society exhibits this liberal attitude or opinion.
  3. Lack of secrecy; candour, transparency.
  4. Degree of accessibility to view, use, and modify in a shared environment with legal rights generally held in common and preventing proprietary restrictions on the right of others to continue viewing, using, modifying and sharing.
  5. (systems theory) The degree to which a system operates with distinct boundaries across which exchange occurs capable of inducing change in the system while maintaining the boundaries themselves.

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