The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LANDSLIDE
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More clues leading to the result LANDSLIDE
- Stupidly deal in LSD? It’s a disaster
- Dangerous movement in which Linda’s led astray
- Mortal danger: country is led astray
- Runaway victory of country team rounding lake
- Touch down before team secures 50 for decisive win
- Leader of lions died during Daniel’s unorthodox convincing victory
- Left coming into party to secure first big majority
- Obtain playground equipment to get overwhelming election victory
- The opposite of a water chute?
- Hardly what the Tories got in June, so a massive descent
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The straight part
We know that "Runaway victory" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case runaway victory = landslide.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LANDSLIDE mean?
LANDSLIDE noun- A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
- A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.
- To undergo a landslide.