The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HOARDING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result HOARDING
- Stockpiling a large display board
- Billboard has John Wesley on record, describing love
- Saving a place to display notices
- Keeping a facility for large-scale ads
- US President nearly a century ago keeping old poster
- Saving a place to display notices
- Saving a place for notices
- Setting great store by a spot of publicity
- Billboard collection
- Difficult to pass order in midnight gathering
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The straight part
We know that "Stockpiling/a large display board" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stockpiling/a large display board = hoarding.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HOARDING mean?
HOARDING noun- A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public.
- A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
- A billboard.
- To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
- A behavior where people or animals accumulate food or other items
- An anxiety disorder, of people who experience feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding unneeded items