The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ONSLAUGHT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ONSLAUGHT
- Offensive cackle breaking on street
- Offensive person’s laugh taken in good part
- Attack expression of humour with tons going wrong outside
- Large area cordoned by random shotgun attack
- Johnson’s laughter seen partly as an attack
- Offensive lout hangs around
- Charge about street, stifling scream
- Next, caught in violent gunshot attack
- Attack indiscriminate gunshot outside US city
- Millions laugh, talking about Blitz
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The straight part
We know that "attack" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case attack = onslaught.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 ONSLAUGHT mean?
ONSLAUGHT noun- A fierce attack.
- A large number of people or things resembling an attack.