Cryptic crossword clue
Father has half a dozen cats in the buildings 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "buildings" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case buildings = pavilions.
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 PAVILIONS mean?

PAVILIONS verb
  1. To furnish with a pavilion.
  2. To put inside a pavilion.
  3. To enclose or surround (after Robert Grant's hymn line "pavilioned in splendour").

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