The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BEATITUDE
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More clues leading to the result BEATITUDE
- Leave university with debt halved — blessed state
- Blessedness of bishop with key position, so to speak
- Ecstasy? Consume it in Cornish resort
- Delight in mentioning insolent manner of worker?
- Go at last, you need love and bliss
- Get away with cuddle, oddly lacking happiness
- Act like an idiot, due to crack and ecstasy
- Go away and, without former husband, exude perfect happiness
- Get lost with cuddles regularly for great happiness
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The straight part
We know that "blessed state" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case blessed state = beatitude.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BEATITUDE mean?
BEATITUDE noun- Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
- Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–12. E.g.: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5).