Cryptic crossword clue
Novel heroine embraces rustic new body 9

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

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

THICKNESS noun
  1. The property of being thick (in dimension).
  2. A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
  3. A layer.
  4. The quality of being thick (in consistency).
  5. The property of being thick (slow to understand).

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