Cryptic crossword clue
Summon up gripping excerpt of heavenly event 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "of heavenly event" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case of heavenly event = ecliptic.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ECLIPTIC mean?

ECLIPTIC noun
  1. The apparent annual path of the Sun in the sky. More accurately, it is the intersection of the celestial sphere with the plane of the ecliptic, which is the geometric plane containing the mean orbit of the Earth around the Sun.
  2. A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.
ECLIPTIC adjective
  1. Relating to an eclipse or the ecliptic.

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