Cryptic crossword clue
Rugby in setting that’s arduous 9

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

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What does GRUELLING mean?

GRUELLING noun
  1. (racing) A race in which the animal being raced finishes in a state of physical exhaustion.
  2. A gruelling ordeal.
GRUELLING adjective
  1. So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.

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