Cryptic crossword clue
Busy agents had to move flats perhaps 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Busy agents had to move flats perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case busy agents had to move flats perhaps = stagehand.
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 STAGEHAND mean?

STAGEHAND noun
  1. A person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media.

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