The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word UNDERMINE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result UNDERMINE
- Almost destroy fur in handbag?
- Sap departs dressed in a continental fur
- Sabotage gets men injured when sliding jack out
- Weaken the heart of wounded stoat
- Badly ruined, men weaken
- Beneath bomb is wreck
- A French tunnel is blocked by the German sabotage
- Wreck a French winter coat crossing Germany
- Sabotage how James Bond worked in East
- Sabotage ruined men’s pants
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Sabotage" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sabotage = undermine.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 UNDERMINE mean?
UNDERMINE verb- To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap.
- To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
- To erode the base or foundation of something, e.g. by the action of water.