The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TRACTABLE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TRACTABLE
- Board behind reversing vehicle that can be easily dealt with
- Leads in The Rivals can be performed — easily managed
- Putting board on reversing vehicle is easily managed
- Farm vehicle mostly capable, easy to control
- Short circuit on board is easily managed
- Vehicle turning up with item of furniture easy to deal with
- Easily managed to find motorists to take part in races around island
- Easily managed to get vehicle hoisted on board
- Willing to lug around furniture
- 12 Easily managed vehicle reversing on flat surface
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The straight part
We know that "easy to control (9" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case easy to control (9 = tractable.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 TRACTABLE mean?
TRACTABLE adjective- (of people) Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed.
- (of a problem) Easy to deal with or manage
- Capable of being shaped; malleable.
- Capable of being handled or touched.
- Sufficiently operationalizable or useful to allow a mathematical calculation to proceed toward a solution.
- Of a decision problem, algorithmically solvable fast enough to be practically relevant, typically in polynomial time.