Cryptic crossword clue
Chemical compound camper deployed — ant destroyed 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Chemical compound" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case chemical compound = mercaptan.
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What does MERCAPTAN mean?

MERCAPTAN noun
  1. Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R1.S.R2 ); they tend to be foul-smelling. When R2 is a hydrogen atom, they are termed thiols or thioalcohols.

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