Cryptic crossword clue
Kills a little time at Angler’s Rest, ultimately getting drunk 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Kills" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kills = strangles.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STRANGLES mean?

STRANGLES noun
  1. A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.
STRANGLES noun
  1. A trading strategy using options, constructed through taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices, such that there is a payoff if the underlying asset's value moves beyond the range of the two strike prices.
STRANGLES verb
  1. To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
  2. To stifle or suppress.
  3. To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
  4. To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.

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