The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SEPARATED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SEPARATED
- Awaiting divorce maybe as red tape is sorted out
- Curtains put up across mantle regularly pulled apart
- Back copies marked and sorted out
- Isolated copies retrospectively valued
- Without reason extremely dear parents sadly broke up
- First hint of Providence at Red Sea — surprisingly it’s this!
- SEPARATED
- Looking to escape from the match? …
- Settled admitting father right to get divorced
- Animals brought up and graded in different cages?
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The straight part
We know that "divorced" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case divorced = separated.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SEPARATED mean?
SEPARATED verb- To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
- To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
- To cause (things or people) to be separate.
- To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
- To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
- Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
- (of spouses) Estranged; living apart but not divorced.