Cryptic crossword clue
Sort of crane to install ring in annex 8

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

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What does WHOOPING mean?

WHOOPING verb
  1. To make a whoop.
  2. To shout, to yell.
  3. To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
  4. To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
WHOOPING verb
  1. To beat, to strike.
  2. To defeat thoroughly.
WHOOPING noun
  1. A beating.
  2. A brutal defeat.

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