The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word YACHTING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result YACHTING
- Mad Cathy has drunk gin, guiding an aquatic vessel
- Sport happy about receiving church money
- Unknown number longing to include time out on the water?
- Cynthia playing golf, an expensive hobby
- Cynthia, awfully good sport
- Knox-Johnston’s craft turned round island on blowy night
- Youth longing to get time for aquatic activity
- Symbol of masculinity involves developing itch for sport
- Cynthia's at sea with girl, doing this
- ... young husband to enter stage or another fun activity
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The straight part
We know that "out on the water?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case out on the water? = yachting.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does YACHTING mean?
YACHTING verb- To sail, voyage, or race in a yacht.
- A physical activity involving boats, be it racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.