Cryptic crossword clue
Overwhelmed Bishop in grip of total raging greed 9

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

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We know that "Overwhelmed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case overwhelmed = submerged.
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Crossword Answer definitions

SUBMERGED verb
  1. To sink out of sight.
  2. To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
  3. To be engulfed in or overwhelmed by something.
SUBMERGED adjective
  1. Underwater
  2. Below the surface of a liquid
  3. Hidden
  4. Poor, impoverished

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