Cryptic crossword clue
Left-leaning Stalinist not quite right after revolution 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Left-leaning" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case left-leaning = sinistral.
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 SINISTRAL mean?

SINISTRAL adjective
  1. Of, facing, or on the left side.
  2. Left-handed.
  3. (of certain spiral shells) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
  4. Having left lateral fault movement.

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