Cryptic crossword clue
Election features first mandate being upturned on intervention of India’s head of the state 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "of the state" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case of the state = political.
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 POLITICAL mean?

POLITICAL noun
  1. A political agent or officer.
  2. A publication focusing on politics.
POLITICAL adjective
  1. Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
  2. Concerning a polity or its administrative components.
  3. Motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral or other party political) calculation.
  4. Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority.
  5. (of a person) Interested in politics.

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