Cryptic crossword clue
Delay directly from stress 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Delay" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case delay = extension.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EXTENSION mean?

EXTENSION noun
  1. The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase
  2. The state of being extended
  3. That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension")
  4. A part of a building that has been extended from the original
  5. Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.
  6. A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
  7. The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
  8. An exercise in which an arm or leg is straightened against resistance.
  9. A simple offensive action, consisting of extending the weapon arm forward.
  10. A numerical code used to specify a specific telephone in a telecommunication network.
  11. A file extension.
  12. An optional software component that adds functionality to an application.
  13. The set of tuples of values that, used as arguments, satisfy the predicate.
  14. (grammar) A kind of derivative morpheme applied to verbs in Bantu languages.

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