Cryptic crossword clue
Accident, one by holy hill to the east of Scottish island 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Accid/en/t" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case accid/en/t = collision.
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 COLLISION mean?

COLLISION noun
  1. An instance of colliding.
COLLISION noun
  1. An error caused by two source code elements (such as variables or functions) having the same name as each other.

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