Cryptic crossword clue
Painter facetiously assuming physical connection … 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "physical connection …" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case physical connection … = interface.
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What does INTERFACE mean?

INTERFACE noun
  1. The point of interconnection or contact between entities.
  2. A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.
  3. The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
  4. The connection between a user and a machine.
  5. The connection between parts of software.
  6. In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
  7. The internal surface of a coiled protein (compare exoface).
INTERFACE verb
  1. To construct an interface for.
  2. To connect through an interface.
  3. To serve as an interface.
  4. To meet for discussion.

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