The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word RHEUMATIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RHEUMATIC
- Attended to part of house, one under roof with bad joints
- Regarding joint pain, arranged him a cure – about time
- Hurt, I came falteringly, having joint pain
- Irate chum upset? He’s quite ill
- Bits of house reportedly suffering from inflexibility
- Spirit overwhelms diplomat with a spasm of extreme pain
- Said area has a spasm of muscular pain
- Sadly irate with much of joint pain
- Suffering painful disorder could make chum irate
- Like dodgy joint that could give me haircut
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The straight part
We know that "Like dodgy joint" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like dodgy joint = rheumatic.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RHEUMATIC mean?
RHEUMATIC noun- A person suffering from rheumatism
- Resembling or relating to rheumatism.
- Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.