Cryptic crossword clue
Centre halves at the back covering block: they help make goals 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "they help make goals" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case they help make goals = crossbars.
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 CROSSBARS mean?

CROSSBARS noun
  1. Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor.
  2. The top of the goal structure.
  3. The top tube of a bicycle frame.

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