The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STAMPEDE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result STAMPEDE
- Impressed by European flight
- Impressed by English dash
- Step made in a frenzy? Many!
- Move at speed with hint of mania?
- Charge printed on back of envelope
- Rush mats coming back deep woven
- Impressed by onset of emotional charge
- Ready for posting? Private, ultimately, in a mad rush
- Charge past me jostling those on the outside in defence
- Put one’s foot down when presented with energy charge
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The straight part
We know that "charge" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case charge = stampede.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STAMPEDE mean?
STAMPEDE noun- A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of animals; usually caused by fright; hence, any sudden flight or dispersion, as of a crowd or an army in consequence of a panic.
- A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to go in the same direction at the same time.
- Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse.
- To run away in a panic; said of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.
- To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.
- (of people) To move rapidly in a mass.