The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DISCOVERY
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DISCOVERY
- Finding record old? Extremely
- Find nightclub dead
- Party absolutely a find
- Criticise chap’s on-line finding
- Finding cod’s very bad around lunchtime?
- After spinner’s six deliveries, yorker initially provides breakthrough …
- Finding record’s finished? Then ask why
- Find dance hall jolly
- Music genre really a breakthrough
- Record past, up to yesterday’s ultimate revelation
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The straight part
We know that "finding" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case finding = discovery.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 DISCOVERY mean?
DISCOVERY noun- Something discovered.
- The discovering of new things.
- An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.
- A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
- Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.