The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MORATORIA
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More clues leading to the result MORATORIA
- Delays end up hampering speaker
- Speaker’s rejected point about suspensions
- Plan arising to secure speaker for periods of suspension
- Delays for artist in vehicle up the Great North Road
- Temporary halts for speaker in westbound train
- Across desert, low air rises, freezes
- End up including speaker in temporary stoppages
- Scholar will introduce one after lecturer stays
- Temporary bans? Graduate’s written about one imposed on public speaker
- Aim in turn to curb speaker delays
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The straight part
We know that "stays" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stays = moratoria.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 MORATORIA mean?
MORATORIA noun- An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
- A suspension of an ongoing activity.