Cryptic crossword clue
The likes of The Searchers birds follow everywhere but North 8

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does WESTERNS mean?

WESTERNS noun
  1. A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850-1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.

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