The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 6 letter word OIL TANKER
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More clues leading to the result OIL TANKER
- Pig consuming litre thanks large vessel
- Painting taken abroad on right ship
- At sea like tar on ship
- Pig scoffs plate, as dropping odd bits in vessel
- All at sea like tar — on this?
- Craft of court organisation a pig to swallow?
- Without fail, greaser will provide crude transport
- It carries fuel, or holds fixed intake line
- Large vessel left empty, article scoffed by pig
- It may hold crude pig, perhaps, receiving large cheers
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The straight part
We know that "It carries fuel" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it carries fuel = oil tanker.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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