Cryptic crossword clue
Divine drawing of lots of egrets smeared with oil 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Divine drawing of lots" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case divine drawing of lots = sortilege.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SORTILEGE mean?

SORTILEGE noun
  1. Witchcraft, magic, especially as a means of making decisions or predictions.

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