The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NINETEEN
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More clues leading to the result NINETEEN
- 20-1 ignoring tips on win bet seen
- One required to complete the score
- … -1 after the round, the number for the next round?
- Using tips, Napoli name the eleven
- Back in goal with utter ease, bearing number
- Prime entertainment with Mr T and A-team’s leader edited out
- One more gets up to score?
- Number born, number at home being put up
- Put down at this number!
- Number I catch — even or odd number?
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The straight part
We know that "the eleven (and eight subs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the eleven (and eight subs = nineteen.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does NINETEEN mean?
NINETEEN numeral- The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".