The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word WISH LIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result WISH LIST
- Things one wants whilst one’s sick
- One mum left in Westminster street wants to appear on this
- Jerusalem is associated with this quiet composer, we hear, producing aspirational material?
- Wants may be shifting whilst accepting income support
- Whilst abroad, touring island, this contains what I want
- All the things one would like to happen whilst travelling round island
- . Wife is primarily happy with lean needs
- Items desired by wife’s a little high grade
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The straight part
We know that "Things one wants" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case things one wants = wish list.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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