The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RECOVERY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RECOVERY
- Restoration of wild rye after cover is ploughed up
- Rally where Republican really embraces concern for the environment
- So, after the end of winter, green improvement
- Things better after this run — terribly green beforehand
- Rescue dog beginning to yelp around city
- Novelist right to support Republican rally
- Salvage concerning company too
- City embraced by traveller joining unknown rally
- Republican really embracing environmental rally
- Rally finished in sports ground yard
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The straight part
We know that "Things better after this" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case things better after this = recovery.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 RECOVERY mean?
RECOVERY noun- The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
- A return to normal health.
- A return to former status or position.
- Renewed growth after a slump.
- A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs.
- The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore
- The ability to recover or regain health.