Cryptic crossword clue
Fallacious reasoning in exciting story about ship at sea 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Fallacious reasoning" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fallacious reasoning = sophistry.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SOPHISTRY mean?

SOPHISTRY noun
  1. Cunning, sometimes manifested as trickery.
  2. The art of using deceptive speech or writing.
  3. An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.

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