Cryptic crossword clue
Behaving like Eve, Carol secures Conservative seat 9

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

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What does SCRUMPING mean?

SCRUMPING verb
  1. To gather windfalls or small apples left on trees.
  2. To steal fruit, especially apples, from a garden or orchard.
  3. To pinch, stint; to beat down in price.

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