The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NUTRITION
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More clues leading to the result NUTRITION
- Something life-enhancing one found in character of Greek sea god
- Crackers I turn to in food processing
- Food I turn into stew …
- Navy tour in it at sea? Goodness!
- Greek character with regret ignoring argument against food’s value
- Fluid I turn into food
- Portion of vegetarian diet? I for one will derive sustenance
- Flipping taxman follows fan into ground, seeing what’s taken in?
- Food obsessive mixed nori with touches of turmeric and ipecac
- Nourishment gotten from fruit, Iron it provides
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The straight part
We know that "Something life-enhancing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case something life-enhancing = nutrition.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does NUTRITION mean?
NUTRITION noun- The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
- That which nourishes; nutriment.