Cryptic crossword clue
On the pull, around end of bar, pulling 9

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

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What does WRENCHING mean?

WRENCHING verb
  1. To violently move in a turn or writhe.
  2. To pull or twist violently.
  3. To turn aside or deflect.
  4. To slander.
  5. To tighten with or as if with a winch.
  6. To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
  7. To distort from the original meaning.
  8. To thrust a weapon in a twisting motion.
  9. To disarm an opponent by whirling his or her blade away.
  10. To rack with pain.
  11. To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
  12. To use the tool known as a wrench.
WRENCHING noun
  1. The act by which something is wrenched.

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