Cryptic crossword clue
Was in contact with John Peel? Sorry, no idea about that 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "Was in contact with" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case was in contact with = adjoined.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does ADJOINED mean?

ADJOINED verb
  1. To be in contact or connection with.
  2. To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).

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