Cryptic crossword clue
As fruit divided by fifty, multiply by a smaller figure? 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "multiply by a smaller figure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case multiply by a smaller figure = quadruple.
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 QUADRUPLE mean?

QUADRUPLE verb
  1. To multiply by four.
  2. To increase by a factor of four.
  3. To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.
QUADRUPLE adjective
  1. Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.

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