The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ALLOTMENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ALLOTMENT
- Completely over the top, soldiers entering cultivated area
- Where people grow things for sharing
- Wholly excessive people will dig in here?
- Bunch involved in complicated Mantel plot
- Stag party with Adam, Job etc, at time share
- . Portion of ballot men tally
- A tax is raised, designed to exclude a place with beds
- Plot everything with setter surrounded by books about religion
- Lament about fate inside — plot for one missing green, green grass of home?
- Does this imply sharecropping?
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The straight part
We know that "Plot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plot = allotment.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 ALLOTMENT mean?
ALLOTMENT noun- The act of allotting.
- Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
- The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
- A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.