The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ILLOGICAL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ILLOGICAL
- Having no base in Paris he meets soldier in pub
- Silly dogs lick salt, essentially lacking sense
- Not being rational, I tamper with international call log
- Senseless, self-inflicted problem, one dividing two US states
- Extremely immoral pub draws in Joe? Absurd.
- Senseless and sick to pass up one calorie
- I left American soldier in pub not making sense
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The straight part
We know that "Not being rational" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case not being rational = illogical.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 ILLOGICAL mean?
ILLOGICAL adjective- Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.