Cryptic crossword clue
Unusually apt clue covering Yankee oil producer 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "oil producer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case oil producer = eucalypt.
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 EUCALYPT mean?

EUCALYPT noun
  1. Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
  2. Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae of genera related and similar to Eucalyptus, such as Corymbia and Angophora.

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