Cryptic crossword clue
The fellow-publicist passes over second executioner 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "executioner" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case executioner = headsman.
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 HEADSMAN mean?

HEADSMAN noun
  1. A chief person; a head man
  2. An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.
  3. A labourer in a colliery who transports the coal from the workings to the horseway, and who is oftentimes assisted by a younger worker called a foal.
  4. One in command of a whaling vessel.

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