The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word IGNORANCE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result IGNORANCE
- I travel around north European country, heading off in state of bliss?
- Composition using organ in church — is it Bliss?
- Blissful state? Teacher doesn’t like it
- I leave contest after receiving non-consecutive notes, being uninformed
- It’s supposedly bliss canoeing madly round river
- Canoeing recklessly across river shows unawareness
- One caring about lack of awareness
- One racing off showing lack of knowledge
- Can collapse into slight stupidity
- Lack of awareness in church sheltering good girl
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The straight part
We know that "lack of knowledge" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lack of knowledge = ignorance.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does IGNORANCE mean?
IGNORANCE noun- The condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lack of knowledge or information.
- (in the plural) Sins committed through ignorance.