The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word INVENTION
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More clues leading to the result INVENTION
- Pub brings in satellite after opening — that's born of necessity
- Popular opening subject of my autobiography, touching story
- Roughly, 9 can be divided by both 5 and 0? That’s a lie!
- Invite non-renewable development
- Fashionable outlet I love with name for originality
- In Gap, love to fill in, displaying creativity
- Lie born out of necessity?
- Independent group of delegates ignoring fellow’s deceit
- Product of original thinking?
- Pub brings in satellite after opening? It's born of necessity!
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The straight part
We know that "originality" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case originality = invention.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 INVENTION mean?
INVENTION noun- Something invented.
- The act of inventing.
- The capacity to invent.
- A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
- The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.