Cryptic crossword clue
Workplace hampered by hierarchy that you should get over 8

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

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What does SCALABLE mean?

SCALABLE adjective
  1. Capable of being climbed.
  2. Able to be changed in scale; resizeable.
  3. , (logistics), Able to greatly increase in capacity, with relative ease.

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