The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SALESMAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SALESMAN
- Representative from state capital holding small article
- ‘Small beer’ — second fellow’s description of Miller’s Willy
- Salem’s gone berserk: an Arthur Miller play’s subject
- Name lass working as shop assistant?
- Mean lass upset fellow on the road maybe
- One whose death was staged in rep?
- Representative of second piss on Southern male
- Man’s seal broken by representative
- French race track’s finale elevated by South African representative, perhaps
- Daughter of rural Yorkshire chap taken out by southern commercial traveller
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The straight part
We know that "description of Miller’s Willy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case description of miller’s willy = salesman.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 SALESMAN mean?
SALESMAN noun- A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop/store or elsewhere.