The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TURPITUDE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TURPITUDE
- Depravity no bar to 22’s sanctimonious duet, somehow
- Highwayman — time due, unfortunately, for his latest wickedness
- Time leading uranium mine in dirty corruption
- Turning prude, I tut on seeing this
- Depraved behaviour exhibited by queen getting tied up roughly after stud strips off
- Pharaoh getting back scrubbed, hell amid gross depravity
- Evil highwayman nearly died during short day
- I put rude spread around front of Telegraph — evil
- Wearing tutu with pride? It's a disgrace!
- Evil Trump broke without mass appeal for due settlement
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What does TURPITUDE mean?
TURPITUDE noun- Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.
- An act evident of such a depravity.