The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SIDESHOW
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SIDESHOW
- Doctor Who following teams — not the main event
- Team’s facing question about style – not the No.1 attraction
- Left? Start to see in what way it plays a subordinate role
- Unimportant affair at a fair
- Reconstructed Swedish boxing ring is minor attraction
- Team’s method for event, not the main one
- Teams who arranged stall at fairground
- Not the main attraction in area, plant storing hydrogen
- Diverting incident involving teams — in what way?
- Projection left out relatively unimportant part
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What does SIDESHOW mean?
SIDESHOW noun- A minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair, music festival or similar
- An incidental spectacle that diverts attention from a larger concern
- An incident in which drivers block traffic to perform donuts for an extended period of time