Cryptic crossword clue
They get steamy That’s what Mellors was after! 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "what Mellors was after!" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what mellors was after! = poachers.
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 POACHERS mean?

POACHERS noun
  1. A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.
  2. A vessel with shallow cuplike compartments in which eggs are cooked over boiling water
  3. An attacker with good movement inside the penalty box, see Wikipedia:Goal poacher.
  4. Any of type of elongated fish in the family Agonidae, also known as alligatorfish, starsnout, hooknose and rockhead.
  5. The American wigeon.

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