Cryptic crossword clue
What dictionaries do about it is quite clear 8

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does DEFINITE mean?

DEFINITE noun
  1. (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
  2. Anything that is defined or determined.
DEFINITE adjective
  1. Having distinct limits.
  2. Free from any doubt.
  3. Determined; resolved; decided.
  4. Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

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