Cryptic crossword clue
Holy woman that is on street beset by crowd 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PRIESTESS

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The straight part
We know that "Holy woman" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case holy woman = priestess.
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 PRIESTESS mean?

PRIESTESS noun
  1. A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain non-Christian religions.
  2. A female Christian priest or minister, typically in a Protestant, Old Catholic, or independent Catholic denomination.
  3. A priest’s wife.
PRIESTESS verb
  1. To oversee (a pagan ceremony, etc.) as priestess.

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