The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BULLDOZE
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More clues leading to the result BULLDOZE
- Knock down animal and take a nap
- Flatten large beast, then sleep
- Force through pretentious nonsense, then rest
- Intimidate tormentor, not unknown to go off
- Force speculator to have a nap
- Clear instruction from Pope on sleep
- Force for something stronger than a catnap?
- Male deer said to intimidate
- Zebu doll runs around cow
- Using force, get rid of nonsense over female deer, reportedly
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The straight part
We know that "Using force, get rid of" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case using force, get rid of = bulldoze.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BULLDOZE mean?
BULLDOZE verb- To destroy with a bulldozer.
- To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over".
- To push through forcefully.
- To push into a heap, as a bulldozer does.
- To shoot down an idea immediately and forcefully.
- To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; used originally of the intimidation of black voters in Louisiana.