The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word REGULATE
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More clues leading to the result REGULATE
- Control, say, brought into sport recently
- Worried after reversal of gun control
- Control things or argue and let loose?
- For example entering game, dead set
- Greek character with pistol held up police
- Break a rule — get control
- Get a rule revised to exercise control
- Police concerned with university left to block entrance
- Control toboggan rising in speed
- Control report about good university
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The straight part
We know that "control" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case control = regulate.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REGULATE mean?
REGULATE verb- To dictate policy.
- To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
- To adjust to a particular specification or requirement: regulate temperature.
- To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
- To put or maintain in order.