Cryptic crossword clue
Notes from Taupi as he does needlework outside 9

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

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What does CROTCHETS mean?

CROTCHETS noun
  1. A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
  2. A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
  3. A whim or a fancy
  4. A forked support; a crotch.
  5. An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed.
  6. The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle.
  7. A square bracket.

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