The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ADULATION
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More clues leading to the result ADULATION
- Excessive praise of grown-up touring area, one on cricket side
- To laud in a way that’s flattering
- Great love a lout and I buggered up
- Excessive praise from grown-up shielding a particle
- Performance by a Latin duo gets pats on the back
- Praise in article ain’t loud, unfortunately
- Praise grown-up concealing a negative bit of information in review
- To laud in a new excess of flattery
- Worship a dancing latin duo
- Notice superior language conveying love and hero-worship
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The straight part
We know that "Excessive praise" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case excessive praise = adulation.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ADULATION mean?
ADULATION noun- Flattery; fulsome praise.