The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word GERIATRIC
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result GERIATRIC
- Re-examined government criteria for old people
- Government criteria adapted in relation to senior citizens
- Good criteria for treating an old person
- Old Spice personality, once a con almost
- Old criteria to be reworked by head of government
- Chamberpot – a device, we’re told, for old people
- Look for one turning to deception, mostly of old folk
- Spice Girl has a vocally deceptive device that’s aged a lot
- Old person somehow beginning to improve, right after avoiding hospital care
- Aged brie, paté and apricot’s kernels for pensioner
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The straight part
We know that "in relation to senior citizens" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in relation to senior citizens = geriatric.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GERIATRIC mean?
GERIATRIC noun- An old person.
- Relating to the elderly
- Elderly, old
- Relating to geriatrics