The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DIRECTION
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More clues leading to the result DIRECTION
- Leadership speech full of empty rage
- Awful panic finally spread into government
- Line manager should give one this
- Order without intermediate agent — something charged
- Leadership ends in power struggle, in a manner of speaking
- Way about in a manner of speaking
- Command
- Command of engineers, in a manner of speaking
- Command soldier, in a manner of speaking
- Command of doctrine I organised
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The straight part
We know that "Command" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case command = direction.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 DIRECTION mean?
DIRECTION noun- A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
- A general trend for future action.
- Guidance, instruction.
- The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
- The body of persons who guide or manage a matter; the directorate.
- A person's address.