The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 3 plus 6 plus 3 letter word IN THE FAMILY WAY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result IN THE FAMILY WAY
- Pregnant a year after life with many changes
- Expecting this is how relatives might behave?
- Expecting win, they may fail abysmally
- Obstructing mum and dad with child?
- Expecting relatives underfoot to go outside
- Expecting interfering parents and their children to intervene
- Expecting relations to stop being obstructive
- Expecting win, they may fail badly
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The straight part
We know that "Expecting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case expecting = in the family way.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.