The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PRESTIGE
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More clues leading to the result PRESTIGE
- Glamour trips? Gee! That's different!
- Standing tires Peg terribly
- Standing before European twerps got up
- Standing stone stops e.g. pier collapsing
- Standing quietly, others mingled regularly
- Standing of President Trump is getting eroded, principally
- Standing near French cat that’s tailless
- Renown of big eater eating what’s left to eat, initially
- Standing relaxing without first nipping in the gym
- Standing, force cat to remove feet
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The straight part
We know that "Standing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case standing = prestige.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 PRESTIGE mean?
PRESTIGE noun- The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
- (often preceded by "the") Delusion; illusion; trick.
- (of a linguistic form) Regarded as relatively prestigious; often, considered the standard language or language variety, or a part of such a variety.