Cryptic crossword clue
Not paid, so fiddled takings 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "takings" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case takings = adoptions.
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 ADOPTIONS mean?

ADOPTIONS noun
  1. The act of adopting.
  2. The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
  3. Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
  4. The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance
  5. Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.
  6. An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
  7. Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.

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