The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ATTRIBUTE
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More clues leading to the result ATTRIBUTE
- Feature a time-consuming testimony
- Property tax introduced by a Trotskyist leader
- Property charge
- Said thank you in turn, joining praise for property
- Characteristic quality of a dry joke: subtle, regularly ignored
- Random treat but I get credit
- Characteristic of volunteers boosted by praise
- Distinctive quality, trait, unusual – objection by English follows
- Quality cats essentially praise
- Volunteers uplifted by a statement showing respect for property
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The straight part
We know that "Feature" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case feature = attribute.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 ATTRIBUTE mean?
ATTRIBUTE noun- A characteristic or quality of a thing.
- (grammar) A word that qualifies a noun, a qualifier.
- That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
- An option or setting belonging to some object.
- A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
- A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.
- To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.
- To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.