Cryptic crossword clue
Nervous types could set something off 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Nervous types/could set something off" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case nervous types/could set something off = tremblers.
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 TREMBLERS mean?

TREMBLERS noun
  1. One who, or that which, trembles.
  2. Any of various New World passerine birds of the family Mimidae.
  3. The vibrating hammer, or spring contact piece of a hammer break, as of the electric ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine.

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