Cryptic crossword clue
Black inside, rotten old wheat in lethal buffet 9

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "lethal buffet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lethal buffet = deathblow.
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 DEATHBLOW mean?

DEATHBLOW noun
  1. A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
  2. Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.

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