Cryptic crossword clue
Crowding round to ask for housing – all the rage after German victory or

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

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The straight part
We know that "Crowding round" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case crowding round = besieging.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BESIEGING mean?

BESIEGING verb
  1. To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
  2. To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
  3. To assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
BESIEGING noun
  1. The act by which a place is besieged.

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