Cryptic crossword clue
Around La Méditerranée, say, negligently lug oil vessels 9

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

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Buddy explains!

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

GLOMERULI noun
  1. A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
  2. A structure in the olfactory bulb central to olfactory sensory transduction, composed of receptor neuron axons and mitral neuron dendrites and organized by odor type.
  3. Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things

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