The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 7 letter word ON BALANCE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ON BALANCE
- Generally fried lean bacon
- All things considered, loan can be arranged
- All in all working graduate’s new to be wearing tie
- When papering over Mark’s done with overall
- Having considered everything, grilled lean bacon
- All things considered, you need rest after working
- Where one weighs stuff, taking everything into consideration
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The straight part
We know that "Generally" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case generally = on balance.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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