The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TANTALISE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TANTALISE
- Tease at least in a different way
- Tease Elisa, confused after so much French
- Around time a silent ‘a’ affected 13
- A Latin set doing translation — it’s torture
- Dancing is a talent or tease
- Article in Times on a patchwork of lies causing torment
- A talent is wasted — it’s torture
- Stand exposed — story covered is to entice
- Tease Elisa confusingly after tease without a bit of unction
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The straight part
We know that "tease" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tease = tantalise.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TANTALISE mean?
TANTALISE verb- To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach
- To bait (someone) by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied