Cryptic crossword clue
What’s the most convincing passage? Jean-Paul Sartre’s is 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "the most convincing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the most convincing = soundest.
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 SOUNDEST mean?

SOUNDEST adjective
  1. Healthy.
  2. Complete, solid, or secure.
  3. Having the property of soundness.
  4. Good; acceptable; decent.
  5. (of sleep) Quiet and deep. Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, often deeply.
  6. Heavy; laid on with force.
  7. Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
SOUNDEST verb
  1. To produce a sound.
  2. To convey an impression by one's sound.
  3. To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
  4. To resound.
  5. (often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law.
  6. To cause to produce a sound.
  7. (of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.
SOUNDEST verb
  1. Dive downwards, used of a whale.
  2. To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
  3. Test; ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
  4. To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.

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