The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word COWARDLY
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More clues leading to the result COWARDLY
- Yellow clay rod somehow bearing weight
- Shy about fighting heartless duel, being faint-hearted
- . . . . shy, hiding awkward drawl, lacking courage
- Yellow milk producer unlikely in the East End
- Firm route including road, large and yellow
- Yellow fish with fight in them likely to be cleared out
- Yellow arch spanning part of hospital on left
- Faint-hearted line by dramatist before end of play
- Subdue cockney severely, like Noel?
- Fearful farm animal only just beheaded
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The straight part
We know that "Yellow" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case yellow = cowardly.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does COWARDLY mean?
COWARDLY adjective- Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
- In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.