Cryptic crossword clue
The genie let loose when boy becomes man? 8

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

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What does EIGHTEEN mean?

EIGHTEEN numeral
  1. The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.

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