Cryptic crossword clue
Spreading – Carol's got to take part 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Spreading" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spreading = splaying.
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 SPLAYING mean?

SPLAYING verb
  1. To spread; spread out.
  2. To dislocate, as a shoulder bone.
  3. To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window etc.
  4. To rearrange (a splay tree) so that a desired element is placed at the root.
  5. To spay; to castrate.
SPLAYING noun
  1. A shape or motion that splays.

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