The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word REPAYMENT
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More clues leading to the result REPAYMENT
- May repent awfully making this recompense
- Theatre guys taking time — about a year — for revenge
- Salesman still has time to collar people for rebate
- Settlement that could be an early one if put under pressure?
- Housing cost including setter’s monetary demand results in loan redemption
- Tear around lender's demand for what is due to him
- Part enemy played in compensation
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The straight part
We know that "rebate" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rebate = repayment.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 REPAYMENT mean?
REPAYMENT noun- The act of repaying.
- The money or other resource that is repaid.