Cryptic crossword clue
Questioned the thing done, with brusque interrupting 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Questioned" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case questioned = debriefed.
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DEBRIEFED mean?

DEBRIEFED verb
  1. To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain intelligence.
  2. To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project in order to learn from mistakes etc.
  3. To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.

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