Cryptic crossword clue
Try to avoid payment for amphibian 8

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

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

DUCKBILL noun
  1. The duck-billed platypus.
  2. A hadrosaur.
  3. A fish of the family Percophidae
  4. Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus, now Pteromylaeus bovinus).

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