“Inhabiting the shore”? It sounds like a misprint (8)
I believe the answer is:
littoral
'inhabiting the shore?' is the definition.
(littoral means relating to a shore)
'it sounds like a misprint' is the wordplay.
'it sounds like' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'a misprint' becomes 'literal' (printing term for misprinted letter).
'literal' is a homophone of 'LITTORAL'.
(Other definitions for littoral that I've seen before include "sandy area?" , "Relating to a coastal or shore region" , "seaside locale" , "(Relating to) area along a shore" , "Region lying along the shore" .)