The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PACEMAKER
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More clues leading to the result PACEMAKER
- It revitalises heart with due deference to God
- Negotiator to miss final lecture by leading athlete
- Priest, at one with God, is leader by example, perhaps
- One runs off quickly – it affects the heartbeat
- He leads with a horse in form – just the opposite
- Creator of law for police that keeps one on the beat?
- Leading figure in a field offering hearty support?
- Person making the running in UN, say, last of three shunned
- 14 Medical equipment shows what a fast bowler has to produce
- Implant that leads the field
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The straight part
We know that "Medical equipment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case medical equipment = pacemaker.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PACEMAKER mean?
PACEMAKER noun- One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
- A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
- (hence) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.