Cryptic crossword clue
Animal hairs unfortunately ruin the hotel’s forgotten sofas? 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "sofas" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sofas = furniture.
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 FURNITURE mean?

FURNITURE noun
  1. Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.
  2. The harness, trappings etc. of a horse, hawk, or other animal.
  3. Fittings, such as handles, of a door, coffin, or other wooden item.
  4. The stock and forearm of a weapon.
  5. The pieces of wood or metal put round pages of type to make proper margins and fill the spaces between the pages and the chase.
  6. Any material on the page other than the text and pictures of stories.

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