Cryptic crossword clue
Starving religious sect saved by US agent 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Starving" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case starving = famished.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FAMISHED mean?

FAMISHED verb
  1. To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger.
  2. To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to distress with hunger.
  3. To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation or denial of anything necessary.
  4. To force or constrain by famine.
  5. To die of hunger; to starve.
  6. To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish.
  7. To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
FAMISHED adjective
  1. Extremely hungry.

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