The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CLEARINGS
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What does CLEARINGS mean?
CLEARINGS noun- The act or process of making or becoming clear.
- An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
- An open space in the fog etc.
- A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
- A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
- The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.
- The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.