The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PERDITION
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More clues leading to the result PERDITION
- Row’s beginning to interrupt quiet book? Damnation!
- A speech not about ruin
- Everlasting punishment for a princess into rum
- Cast characters with pride into hell
- Reckless ode I print producing ruin
- Punishment for every issue disregarded at first
- According to one published version, Dante ultimately escapes hell
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The straight part
We know that "ruin" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ruin = perdition.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 PERDITION mean?
PERDITION noun- Eternal damnation.
- Hell.
- Absolute ruin.