The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BALLISTIC
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BALLISTIC
- Projectile from lake is found in sea
- Projectile, originally lost, is in the sea
- Crazy learner is in sea
- A missile may be basic; it’ll go off
- Projectile shot is short flash
- Type of missile launched originally is found in sea
- A large roll, one in BC, launched as a projectile?
- Projectile, large, is located in sea
- Crazy Lucy on TV lives with jerk
- Kind of missile that's landing initially is in European sea
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The straight part
We know that "Crazy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case crazy = ballistic.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 BALLISTIC mean?
BALLISTIC adjective- Or relating to ballistics.
- Or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, air drag, gravity and sometimes rocket power
- Very angry.