Cryptic crossword clue
Perhaps instruction to come down hard on Defense corruption? 9

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

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What does KICKBACKS mean?

KICKBACKS noun
  1. A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity.
  2. A covert – often illegal – payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction.
  3. (machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.
  4. (machinery) An accident wherein an object being cut by a rotating blade or disk, such as a circular saw, is caught by the blade and thrown outward.
  5. A dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead.
  6. The board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end.
  7. In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit.
  8. A feature that saves the ball from draining and propels it back into play.
  9. A relaxed party.

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