Cryptic crossword clue
Faceless evil backing heroin, for example, is ascendant 9

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

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What does HEGEMONIC mean?

HEGEMONIC adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to hegemony.

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