The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word STATISTIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result STATISTIC
- Government supporter in charge, in fact
- Information still absorbing one's time
- Stone cutter finally abandons creative figure
- Starts to suspect thief is hiding in loft, in fact
- Still maintaining first figure
- Still absorbing first fact
- Still about to meet up, in fact
- Maybe 50% in charge sit back
- Premier in radio bother reveals vital information
- Figure pruned plant lining one road
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The straight part
We know that "Information" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case information = statistic.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does STATISTIC mean?
STATISTIC noun- A single item in a statistical study.
- A quantity calculated from the data in a sample, which characterises an important aspect in the sample (such as mean or standard deviation).
- A person, or personal event, reduced to being an item of statistical information.
- Of or pertaining to statistics.