Cryptic crossword clue
Shops not closing? Outside, set out stall 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TEMPORISE

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The straight part
We know that "stall" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stall = temporise.
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 TEMPORISE mean?

TEMPORISE verb
  1. To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes in order to reach a compromise or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.
  2. To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.
  3. To comply with the time or occasion; to humor, or yield to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to trim, as between two parties.
  4. To delay; to procrastinate.
  5. To comply; to agree.

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