Cryptic crossword clue
One hundred pence clutched by dead butcher 9

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

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What does LIQUIDATE mean?

LIQUIDATE verb
  1. To settle (a debt) by paying the outstanding amount.
  2. To settle the affairs of (a company), by using its assets to pay its debts.
  3. To convert (assets) into cash; to redeem.
  4. To determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness); to make the amount of (a debt) clear and certain.
  5. To do away with.
  6. To kill.
  7. To make clear and intelligible.
  8. To make liquid.

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