The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CATATONIA
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More clues leading to the result CATATONIA
- Lack of mobility is first of troubles for Left in Spanish region
- Mental health affliction: disturbed at action gripping one
- Change of heart in region seeking independence results in apparent paralysis
- Time to supplant Liberal in subject of Orwell’s rigid state?
- Psychological disorder resulting if left out for short time in Dali country?
- Action at a resort ends in a stupor
- Psychological condition: recalled cheers during study I advanced
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The straight part
We know that "stupor" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stupor = catatonia.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 CATATONIA mean?
CATATONIA noun- A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.
- A frozen, unresponsive state, as of electronic equipment.