Cryptic crossword clue
Wasted material is soft — dirt taking time to be put outside 8

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Wasted material" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wasted material = spoilage.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SPOILAGE mean?

SPOILAGE noun
  1. The part of something that has spoiled.
  2. The process of spoiling.

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