The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ITERATION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ITERATION
- Bungling Boris maybe completely lost — it has been said before
- . It comes to a point where dole is repeated over and over
- Independent note helping another run- through
- Repeating time after time after time, I love breaking in
- Article finally reduced, helping to make new version
- Coming round again, I rotate in circles
- Bum note? Aria ended prematurely — it bears repetition
- Doing something repeatedly — over time, that is helping
- Repetition of appeal against European quota
- Version control follows IT guideline, essentially
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The straight part
We know that "Doing something repeatedly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case doing something repeatedly = iteration.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ITERATION mean?
ITERATION noun- Recital or performance a second time; repetition.
- A variation or version.
- The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop.
- A single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process.