The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CARTHORSE
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More clues leading to the result CARTHORSE
- Worry about running short in shire
- Orchestra playing in one of the shires?
- Trouble taken to protect thunderous god's hefty beast
- Drawing animal, short novel in mind
- God’s in charge of working animal
- 18 upset her actors
- Animal to pull vehicle taking that group round capital of Romania
- Worry about god’s creature of burden
- Instance in which right thunderous god appears as beast with pulling power
- New orchestra that has pulling power
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The straight part
We know that "one of the shires" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one of the shires = carthorse.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 CARTHORSE mean?
CARTHORSE noun- A large, strong horse used for pulling heavy loads.