The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SUNDRIES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SUNDRIES
- Odds and ends in newspaper by hard-line Tories
- Treats like Italian tomatoes
- Heater removes moisture from this and that
- After rain soaks bits and pieces
- Small pants restricting Republican’s bits and bobs
- Small drawers containing Romeo’s miscellaneous things
- Sun: “Queen in lingerie”, and miscellaneous items
- Prepares tomatoes perhaps, and other items?
- Stuff Romeo found in small briefs, perhaps
- So, perhaps rain wets various things?
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The straight part
We know that "cheap articles" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cheap articles = sundries.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.
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What does SUNDRIES mean?
SUNDRIES noun- (usually in the plural) A minor miscellaneous item.
- (in the plural) A category for irregular or miscellaneous items not otherwise classified.
- (usually in the plural) An extra.