Cryptic crossword clue
A fun adult game dressed as big animals 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MEGAFAUNA

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The straight part
We know that "big animals" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case big animals = megafauna.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does MEGAFAUNA mean?

MEGAFAUNA noun
  1. The large animals of a given region or time, considered as a group.
  2. A treatise on such a group of large animals.

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