The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word WITHSTAND
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More clues leading to the result WITHSTAND
- Survive like most football grounds?
- Brave accompanying bear
- Brave comic ultimately loses interest in script
- Endure flatus cut by soprano that wafted around
- Using darts primarily to capture small brown bear
- Oppose having a base
- Given support, fight
- Face that’s badly bitten by snake
- Show fight having provision for spectators
- That’s odd – breeze blocks aren’t crumbling
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The straight part
We know that "Face" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case face = withstand.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 WITHSTAND mean?
WITHSTAND verb- To resist or endure (something) successfully.
- To oppose (something) forcefully.