Cryptic crossword clue
Painful time and tense when daughter leaves to tour university 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Painful" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case painful = traumatic.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TRAUMATIC mean?

TRAUMATIC adjective
  1. Of, caused by, or causing trauma.
  2. Of or relating to wounds; applied to wounds.
  3. Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary.
  4. Produced by wounds.
TRAUMATIC noun
  1. A medicine for wounds; a vulnerary.

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