The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word INGRAINED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result INGRAINED
- Stuck at home reading novel
- Well-established home, crumbling, finally came down
- Fixed hip secured round end of femur
- In driving rain edifice is immovable
- Popular reading material is built in
- Dyed-in-the-wool Grannie and I’d wrangle
- Fundamental during revolt in Iran kidnapped head of government, died halfway
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The straight part
We know that "Fixed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fixed = ingrained.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 INGRAINED mean?
INGRAINED verb- To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
- To make (something) deeply part of something else.
- Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
- Fixed, established