Cryptic crossword clue
Some wine is very, very dry – inadequate alongside the others 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Some wine" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case some wine = varietal.
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 VARIETAL mean?

VARIETAL noun
  1. A wine made primarily from or exclusively from a single variety of grape, which carries the name of that grape.
  2. (by extension) A coffee made primarily from or exclusively from a single variety of coffee bean.
VARIETAL adjective
  1. Pertaining to a distinct variety of organism.
  2. Made from a single specific variety (especially of grapes in wine).
  3. Of or relating to a variety of a language.

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