Cryptic crossword clue
Cracks about clergyman meeting clowns 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Cracks" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cracks = crevasses.
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What does CREVASSES mean?

CREVASSES noun
  1. A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.
  2. A breach in a canal or river bank.
  3. A discontinuity or “gap” between the accounted variables and an observed outcome.

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