The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word OVERHASTY
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More clues leading to the result OVERHASTY
- Too quick to have yarns regularly spun
- Rash oaths very out of place
- Too eager a shot very botched
- Too quick a shot, very ungainly
- Too quick replacing the savoury — not acceptable
- Have story revised stupidly fast
- Impetuous doctor shaves Tory without soap to begin with
- Dare-devil keeps gatecrashing public inquiry at back
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The straight part
We know that "Dare-devil" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dare-devil = overhasty.The cryptic/wordplay part
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Crossword Answer definitions
OVERHASTY adjective- Too hasty.