The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word INTERFERE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result INTERFERE
- Barge in Bury free to move around
- Be nosy about setter working rent free
- Meddle in their offer regularly without hesitation
- Retired official tucks into entire assorted hamper
- 27 Start off season before umpire returns with drug in hamper
- Check if given free rein, unfortunately tense inside
- Poke one’s nose in and enter if upset about queen
- Bury the Queen after France and Spain get involved
- Obstruct opening of inn, rent-free building
- Put out fire -- enter block
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The straight part
We know that "Poke one’s nose in" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case poke one’s nose in = interfere.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 INTERFERE mean?
INTERFERE verb- To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
- (of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.
- (mostly of horses) To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
- (followed by "with") To sexually molest, especially of a child.