Cryptic crossword clue
What Puck uses in an instant assuming Nick’s close to the margins of reality 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "What Puck uses" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what puck uses = trickery.
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 TRICKERY mean?

TRICKERY noun
  1. Deception or underhanded behavior.
  2. The art of dressing up; imposture.
  3. Artifice; the use of one or more stratagems.
  4. An instance of deception, underhanded behavior, dressing up, imposture, artifice, etc.

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