Answer: RANDD

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RANDDCorporate division, informally ... or a hint to the answers to the eight starred clues
RANDDCorporate expense, for short
RANDDCorporation div.
RANDDCorp. division
RANDDCo.'s arm for investigation-growth
RANDDArea of corporate expenditure, in brief
RANDDArea of corporate investment, briefly
RANDDCorp. creativity department
RANDDCorporate dept. that may include labs
RANDDCorp. budget item
RANDDLab dept.
RANDDEarly stage of industrial work, for short
RANDDExperimental division, for short
RANDDTesting division, for short
RANDDNew products div.
RANDDSource of many patents, briefly
RANDDCorp. creative dept.
RANDDBig Pharma expense
RANDDPart of the corporate budget
RANDDNew product div.
RANDDPharmaceuticals co. division
RANDDProduct design dept.
RANDDPortion of the corporate budget, briefly
RANDDCompany div.
RANDDLab work (abbr.)
RANDDDrug company dept.
RANDDDiscovery-design dept.
RANDDCorporate planning dept.
RANDDCorp. budget portion
RANDDCompany's planning dept.
RANDDDepartment with labs
RANDDSome lab work, for short
RANDDNew products dept.
RANDDEngineer's realm
RANDDSource of a company's new ideas