The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OCTUPLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result OCTUPLE
- Couplet about – six fewer than this?
- Odd couple circle square 8 times
- Court’s risen, interrupting encouraging cry from eight people?
- Conservative in EU plot sacked by 8
- Cue plot twist having many parts
- Cut pole in pieces and multiply by eight
- Top clue cunningly constructed? This one is word-wise!
- Terrible couplet, being four times greater?
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The straight part
We know that "This one is word-wise" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case this one is word-wise = octuple.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OCTUPLE mean?
OCTUPLE noun- An eightfold amount or number
- To increase eightfold.
- To increase or multiply something by eight.
- Eightfold