The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EMERGENCY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result EMERGENCY
- Crisis to develop with Conservative lying in state
- Crisis upset both author and leaders of the end of the Georgian era
- To appear cold in New York could be a catastrophe
- Start to express compassion, receiving information in crisis
- English come together with bearing, outwardly cheery in crisis
- Come out with Charlie in US city in crisis
- Crisis? Appear before head of corporation in New York
- It’s not expected, dope and cocaine to be wrapped in coarse sort of paper
- Info caught in material on file reveals crisis
- Internet boon, storing information in a crisis
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The straight part
We know that "crisis" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case crisis = emergency.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 EMERGENCY mean?
EMERGENCY noun- A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
- The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
- An individual brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
- The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.