The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ALIENATED
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More clues leading to the result ALIENATED
- Cut off a story by upcoming beat journalist
- Right troublesome goddess seen in commercial is divorced
- Disaffected foreigner on date getting confused
- Cut off a date line when travelling
- Cast away in sci-fi hit, a troublemaker
- Estranged, Daniel ate nuts
- Changing dial, a teen is estranged
- Turned away a claim by a newspaper worker
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The straight part
We know that "Cut off" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cut off = alienated.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 ALIENATED mean?
ALIENATED verb- To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
- To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
- Isolated; excluded; estranged.