The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CULTIVATE
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More clues leading to the result CULTIVATE
- Devote attention to four consumed by religious sect
- Grow crop, last of rye bordering vital ground
- Encourage secretive group that is hiding tax
- Victual supply not the heart of the farm
- Improve knowledge of belief system that is to limit tax
- Further suspect vital in winning case
- Fetching across vital supply for farm
- Religion had four parts to devote attention to
- Farm veal; cut it erratically
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The straight part
We know that "Furthe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case furthe = cultivate.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CULTIVATE mean?
CULTIVATE verb- To grow plants, notably crops
- To nurture; to foster; to tend.
- To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.