Cryptic crossword clue
Firm hand adopted by man, mostly imprisonment

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

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

COMMITTAL noun
  1. The act of entrusting something to someone.
  2. The act of committing someone to confinement; an order for someone's imprisonment.
  3. The act of perpetrating an offence.
  4. The act of committing a body to the grave at a burial or to the furnace at a cremation.
COMMITTAL adjective
  1. Of or relating to a committee.
  2. Of or relating to commitment.

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