The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LOCATIONS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LOCATIONS
- Left profession lacking very special positions
- See small particles in positions
- Bewildered colonist going round American sites
- Cream applied around base of chest, arms and some sensitive places
- Spots in center of scab covered by ointments
- See feline is circling old and new sites
- Ointment’s covering most of feline’s spots
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The straight part
We know that "positions" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case positions = locations.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does LOCATIONS mean?
LOCATIONS noun- A particular point or place in physical space.
- An act of locating.
- An apartheid-era urban area populated by non-white people; township.
- A leasing on rent.
- A contract for the use of a thing, or service of a person, for hire.
- The marking out of the boundaries, or identifying the place or site of, a piece of land, according to the description given in an entry, plan, map, etc.