The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word VERSATILE
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More clues leading to the result VERSATILE
- Resourceful monarch lay in foul environment
- Wicked keeping rent rates changeable
- Multi-talented relatives all over the place
- Reveals it to be flexible
- All-purpose taser shot into base
- Relatives reform, being adaptable
- It’s a lever that may be turned to many uses
- Having many gifts from eccentric relatives
- Resourceful relatives adapted
- Flexible, but horrible having to accept variable rates
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The straight part
We know that "Resourceful" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case resourceful = versatile.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does VERSATILE mean?
VERSATILE adjective- Capable of doing many things competently.
- Having varied uses or many functions.
- Changeable or inconstant.
- Capable of moving freely in all directions.
- (BDSM) Being a switch; capable of taking either a dominant or a submissive role.
- Capable of taking both a top and bottom role.