The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TUTORSHIP
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More clues leading to the result TUTORSHIP
- Odd trip south coach can take
- Instruction on lid of teapot: pour this out
- Hint about authors getting translated without initial guidance
- Trip south involved in getting university job
- Stir up hot rages in role in teaching
- Advice about United enlivened short instructor’s role?
- Old king not beginning to idolise guiding influence
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The straight part
We know that "guiding influence" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case guiding influence = tutorship.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.