Cryptic crossword clue
Finished with notes about one investing in goods as a rule? 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "a rule?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a rule? = governing.
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What does GOVERNING mean?

GOVERNING verb
  1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
  2. To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
  3. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
  4. To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
  5. To exercise political authority; to run a government.
  6. To have or exercise a determining influence.
  7. (grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.

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