Cryptic crossword clue
Wood contains unknown clear liquid with strong smell 8

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

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The straight part
We know that "liquid with strong smell" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case liquid with strong smell = pyridine.
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 PYRIDINE mean?

PYRIDINE noun
  1. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and an nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C5H5N.

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