The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HINDRANCE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HINDRANCE
- Old peasant managed church bar
- Back with church, having managed to admit impediment
- Straying in herd can result in obstruction
- Extremely cooperative after animal managed to cause an obstruction
- Fashionable doctor admitted to risk, disregarding first obstacle
- Animal bloodline interrupted by new obstacle
- Inadequate sort of believer managed church – certainly no help
- Obstacle at the back — run with any number getting in the way
- Exotic dancer seen by husband in bar
- Obstacle in much of language recited initially by a new church
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The straight part
We know that "an obstacle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case an obstacle = hindrance.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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What does HINDRANCE mean?
HINDRANCE noun- Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
- The state or act of hindering something