The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 7 letter word ON AVERAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ON AVERAGE
- Usually one tucks in kid after prayer
- Usually working, affirm how old one is
- A rave has gone out of control, typically
- Typically ordinary part of church to get cross
- Reagan vote took time to build, as expected
- Typically, Nero gave a translation
- Working time involving state, typically speaking
- Usually, alcoves in the centre over body of church go up the wall
- Typically, Eliot’s fourth, ‘Murder in the Cathedral’, perhaps?
- Number usually fighting among the congregation? Love will overcome!
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The straight part
We know that "Number usually/Number usually" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case number usually/number usually = on average.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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