The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LITTORAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LITTORAL
- Tortilla cooked on the shore
- Baked tortilla by the seaside
- Excessive rise in Turkish currency left high rollers getting washed up here
- Drunk has spoken of close relationship to the drink?
- Beachside place serving up endless tortillas
- Winding trail to lake in sandy area?
- Strict, we hear, beside the seaside
- Came in to land leading to tense examination of the shore
- Radio report mentioning actual coastline
- Word for word heard along the coast
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The straight part
We know that "along the coast" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case along the coast = littoral.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does LITTORAL mean?
LITTORAL noun- A shore.
- The zone of a coast between high tide and low tide levels.
- Of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.