Cryptic crossword clue
Old-fashioned words treated as a smirch 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Old-fashioned words" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old-fashioned words = archaisms.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does ARCHAISMS mean?

ARCHAISMS noun
  1. The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
  2. An archaic word, style, etc.

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