Cryptic crossword clue
Stay over after environmental gathering to restrain Conservative imitators 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "imitators" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case imitators = copycats.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does COPYCATS mean?

COPYCATS noun
  1. One who imitates or plagiarizes others' work.
  2. A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has just been or recently committed by someone else.

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