The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SUNSTROKE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SUNSTROKE
- Complaint of students backing coup
- Complaint unlikely in small Shetland island, or round Skye regularly?
- Stars puff on spliff around Her Majesty? There’ll be a complaint!
- Overexposure can lead to this star getting shot
- Star needs massage — result of overexposure
- Stars smoke cannabis around queen in feverish condition
- Complaint produced by a heat supplier?
- Effect of excess radiation from nuke stores abandoned when energy’s spent
- Small United Nations stategetting excellent, if abbreviated, kind of exposure
- Lacking iodine, outer skin’s damaged as result of overexposure
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The straight part
We know that "result of overexposure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case result of overexposure = sunstroke.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 SUNSTROKE mean?
SUNSTROKE noun- Heat stroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays.