The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PANORAMA
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More clues leading to the result PANORAMA
- Girl embraced by parents in TV programme
- View old liner finally going through a canal in S America
- Country houses or vista?
- Country hoarding gold, all there is to see?
- Pop opera eclipsing a long-running programme
- View of country importing gold
- Old queen enthralled by country view
- View troops occupying isthmus
- Criticise old master stealing artist’s landscape?
- Prospect for gold in the country
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The straight part
We know that "View" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case view = panorama.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 PANORAMA mean?
PANORAMA noun- An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area.
- A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene.
- A comprehensive survey.