Cryptic crossword clue
In Brazil, lion threatened one coming after many others 9

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

I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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The straight part
We know that "one coming after many others" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one coming after many others = zillionth.
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 ZILLIONTH mean?

ZILLIONTH noun
  1. The person or thing in the zillionth position.
  2. One of a zillion equal parts of a whole.
ZILLIONTH adjective
  1. The ordinal form of the number zillion.

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