The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PERFORATE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PERFORATE
- Puncture found after rope breaks
- Run through each deserter captured by the enemy
- Bore through getting to speak at length about France
- Fellow salesman standing up to make a speech can be seen in Punch
- Punch from barkeeper for a teetotaller
- Punch admitted by goalkeeper for a team
- Keeper for a team trapping pass through hole
- Make speech about loud bore
- Look in newspaper for a tedious bore
- Improper for a teetotaller to swallow punch
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The straight part
We know that "Bore through/Bore through" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bore through/bore through = perforate.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 PERFORATE mean?
PERFORATE verb- To pierce; to penetrate.
- To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.
- Perforated