The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NORWEGIAN
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result NORWEGIAN
- What Amundsen was wearing on travels
- European wearing no pants
- One overwhelmed by new organ composition, like Grieg
- Language a winner, go for translation
- Scandinavian wearing no pants
- Owner upset footless oversized countryman
- Ibsen or Grieg possibly wearing no pants!
- Munch perhaps on earwig, terribly close to starvation
- European trade warning holds nothing over English
- “Regina won out!” – non-EU European
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The straight part
We know that "Munch perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case munch perhaps = norwegian.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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