Cryptic crossword clue
Cronies upset about old city, rarely going back 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "rarely going back" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rarely going back = recursion.
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 RECURSION mean?

RECURSION noun
  1. The act of recurring.
  2. The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself.
  3. The invocation of a procedure from within itself.

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