Cryptic crossword clue
Threatened to go out as leader of government spoke 8

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Threatened to go" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case threatened to go = guttered.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does GUTTERED mean?

GUTTERED verb
  1. To flow or stream; to form gutters.
  2. (of a candle) To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.
  3. (of a small flame) To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
  4. To send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.
  5. To supply with a gutter or gutters.
  6. To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.
GUTTERED adjective
  1. Unable to get into the slipstream of the echelon, by reason of the limited width of the road.

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