Cryptic crossword clue
Fifty poems on sailor’s guiding lights 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "guiding lights" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case guiding lights = lodestars.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LODESTARS mean?

LODESTARS noun
  1. A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
  2. A guiding tenet or principle.
  3. A calculated amount to award as attorney's fees derived by multiplying the reasonable number of hours spent working on a case by the reasonable hourly billing rate.

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