The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MEGABYTES
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More clues leading to the result MEGABYTES
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The straight part
We know that "much more than a bit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case much more than a bit = megabytes.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 MEGABYTES mean?
MEGABYTES noun- One million (106) bytes.
- 1,048,576 bytes; a mebibyte.