The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word WARRANTED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result WARRANTED
- Justified, conflict with editor following angry tirade
- Justified state of conflict and spoke angrily
- Justified conflict with journalist after verbal attack
- Justified major conflict; a trend that’s dodgy
- Battle cry: ‘Finally, We Stand Justified‘
- Justified, as a fugitive may be, to pen article on rights
- Justified having got angry after conflict
- Justified battle cry by journalist
- Battle cry: 'Finally, We Stand Justified'
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The straight part
We know that "Justified" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case justified = warranted.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 WARRANTED mean?
WARRANTED verb- To protect, keep safe (from danger).
- To give (someone) an assurance or guarantee (of something); also, with a double object: to guarantee (someone something).
- To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
- To guarantee as being true; (colloquially) to believe strongly.
- To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
- To justify; to give grounds for.
- Authorized with a warrant.
- Deserved, necessary, appropriate.