Cryptic crossword clue
Cruel cops sabotaged cell 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "cell" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cell = corpuscle.
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What does CORPUSCLE mean?

CORPUSCLE noun
  1. A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
  2. A protoplasmic animal cell; especially, such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.

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