The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CINERAMA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result CINERAMA
- Presentation of certain films, American works
- Wide-screen presentation American directed specially
- . A lunar location, mostly pleasant, set up in approach to filming
- Distribution of American movie format
- Manic flicks capturing historic time in Hollywood technology
- Method of presenting film in camera rolls
- Type of old film replaced in camera
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The straight part
We know that "Wide-screen presentation" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wide-screen presentation = cinerama.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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