Cryptic crossword clue
Naval officer gets award by ministry put in centre 9

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Naval officer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case naval officer = commodore.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does COMMODORE mean?

COMMODORE noun
  1. A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
  2. A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
  3. The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
  4. The president of a yacht club.
  5. A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
  6. A commodore admiral.
  7. A rear admiral (lower half).
  8. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.

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