Cryptic crossword clue
Small tea, filling meat and hard cheese 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "hard cheese/hard cheese" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hard cheese/hard cheese = mischance.
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 MISCHANCE mean?

MISCHANCE noun
  1. Bad luck, misfortune.
  2. A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.
MISCHANCE verb
  1. To undergo (a misfortune); to suffer (something unfortunate).

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