Cryptic crossword clue
Articulate dons rushed and spoke incoherently 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "spoke incoherently" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spoke incoherently = sputtered.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SPUTTERED mean?

SPUTTERED verb
  1. To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
  2. To speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly, with a spluttering sound, as in rage.
  3. To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering.
  4. To cause surface atoms or electrons of a solid to be ejected by bombarding it with heavy atoms or ions.
  5. To coat the surface of an object by sputtering.

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