Cryptic crossword clue
Smashing things made from flour mix using metric weights 9-4

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

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The straight part
We know that "Smashing things" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case smashing things = battering.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BATTERING mean?

BATTERING verb
  1. To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
  2. To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
  3. To defeat soundly; to thrash.
  4. (usually in the passive) To intoxicate.
  5. To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
BATTERING verb
  1. To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
BATTERING noun
  1. A heavy beating
  2. A large defeat

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