The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CHEMISTRY
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More clues leading to the result CHEMISTRY
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- Why lovers love scientific discipline?
- School subject in his term out in the outskirts of Coventry
- What may be taught in school about helium? Master is to evaluate
- Around quarter of the world, perhaps, aim to establish rapport
- Elementary school subject?
- Subject essential for attraction
- Revolutionary Parsee's subject of study
- Subject of how relationships work
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The straight part
We know that "science" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case science = chemistry.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CHEMISTRY mean?
CHEMISTRY noun- The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.
- An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.
- The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.