Cryptic crossword clue
Strained party ends without regulars 8

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Strained" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case strained = laboured.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LABOURED mean?

LABOURED verb
  1. To toil, to work.
  2. To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
  3. To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.
  4. To suffer the pangs of childbirth.
  5. To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
LABOURED adjective
  1. Expressive of strenuous effort.
  2. Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.

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