Cryptic crossword clue
Energy with high speed tremors makes big rings 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "big rings" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case big rings = ecliptics.
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 ECLIPTICS mean?

ECLIPTICS noun
  1. The apparent annual path of the Sun in the sky. More accurately, it is the intersection of the celestial sphere with the plane of the ecliptic, which is the geometric plane containing the mean orbit of the Earth around the Sun.
  2. A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.

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