The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word KAMA SUTRA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result KAMA SUTRA
- Article on a smart UK foreign relations manual
- Suffering trauma? Ask for stimulating reading matter?
- Mad as a Turk, mother admitted illustrating Hindu text
- In part, USA makes revolutionary guide to good relations
- A rum task involved a sensual work
- Position textbook?
- Illustrated options for Congress
- Read all about technique America’s adopting — endless variety … “Read all about it” here!
- Hindu text discovered in ark, a must for translation by head of academy
- Characters from Lockhart, USA, make up a book of Congress
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The straight part
We know that "it’s explained here with illustrations" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it’s explained here with illustrations = kama sutra.The cryptic/wordplay part
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