Cryptic crossword clue
Army capturing Greek character with 21 suffering put in 9? 12

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word HOSPITALISED

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "put in 9" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case put in 9 = hospitalised.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does HOSPITALISED mean?

HOSPITALISED adjective
  1. Being treated in a hospital
HOSPITALISED verb
  1. To send to hospital; to admit (a person) to hospital.
  2. To render (a building) unfit for habitation, by long continued use as a hospital.
  3. (of an injury, illness, event, or person) To cause (a person) to require hospitalization.

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