The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word OCCASIONS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result OCCASIONS
- Bring on the end of Christmas and Boxing Day etc
- Freshly made cocoa’s in supply initially at such events
- Causes hole in footwear heading off
- Company upset about boys hosting international events
- Casino’s con almost spoiled parties
- Produces events
- After duck and double century a young man is accepting international opportunities
- Dodgy casino in Cos rearranged events
- Causes or events of special significance
- Over 100 casinos prepared for events
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The straight part
We know that "events" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case events = occasions.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.
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What does OCCASIONS mean?
OCCASIONS noun- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
- The time when something happens.
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
- Something which causes something else; a cause.
- An occurrence or incident.
- A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
- Need; requirement, necessity.
- A special event or function.
- A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
- To cause; to produce; to induce