Cryptic crossword clue
Trio trapping quiet river shark 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "shark" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shark = thresher.
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 THRESHER mean?

THRESHER noun
  1. Anything or anyone that threshes.
  2. A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.
  3. A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.
  4. Any of several large pelagic sharks of the genus Alopias, which have a very long tail; more commonly called thresher sharks.

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