Cryptic crossword clue
Cry for help involving Spain and a girl mixed up in harems 9

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

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What does SERAGLIOS mean?

SERAGLIOS noun
  1. The palace of the Grand Seignior in Constantinople.
  2. The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household.
  3. A brothel or place of debauchery.
  4. An interior cage or enclosed courtyard for keeping wild beasts.

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