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

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What does HUSBANDRY mean?

HUSBANDRY noun
  1. The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.
  2. The prudent management or conservation of resources.
  3. Administration or management of day-to-day matters.
  4. Agricultural or cultivated land.

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