The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EXTRADITE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result EXTRADITE
- Send back additional mould: about time!
- Another go locking up tons to send home
- Legally hand over classic horror story penned by West Country runner
- Run papers back to heads of the embassy to send for trial overseas
- Hand over nasty, x-rated magazine article with no hint of modesty
- Hand over something additional tied in knots
- English criminal tried at last in Bordeaux? Hand him over.
- Send back papers rejected in what might be ‘bye’ note?
- Cor — with this you get explosive to hand over
- Hand over abroad text I read needing revision
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The straight part
We know that "Hand over" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hand over = extradite.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 EXTRADITE mean?
EXTRADITE verb- To remove a person from one state to another by legal process.