Cryptic crossword clue
Takes apart splinter group in contemptuous talk 8

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

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What does DISSECTS mean?

DISSECTS verb
  1. To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
  2. To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly.
  3. To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
  4. To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
  5. Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.

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