Cryptic crossword clue
In Fresno I suffer, holding such outpourings back 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "outpourings" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case outpourings = effusions.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EFFUSIONS mean?

EFFUSIONS noun
  1. A liquid outpouring.
  2. Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
  3. (by extension) An outpouring of speech or emotion.
  4. The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.

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