Cryptic crossword clue
Wary socialists accepting quiet development in publishing 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "development in publishing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case development in publishing = copyleft.
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Crossword Answer definitions

COPYLEFT noun
  1. The philosophy of using copyrights to enforce freedom of information, especially software source code.
  2. A software license that follows this philosophy.
COPYLEFT verb
  1. To license under a copyleft license.

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