Cryptic crossword clue
Kill time in US cafe, around about half four 9

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

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

SUFFOCATE verb
  1. To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
  2. To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.
  3. To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.
  4. To destroy; to extinguish.
SUFFOCATE adjective
  1. Suffocated; choked.

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