The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DEVASTATE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DEVASTATE
- Waste and junk kept turning up on side of lane
- Destroy borders of Delaware and Virginia, say
- Prospective partner harbouring grudge, ultimately leading to huge waste
- Was economical over gallery floor
- Destroy Chester, say
- Spoil rendezvous catching sweetheart sweeping
- Ravage Indra’s gallery
- Boyfriend holding sweetheart’s huge sack
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The straight part
We know that "waste" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case waste = devastate.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 DEVASTATE mean?
DEVASTATE verb- To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
- To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.
- To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over.