Cryptic crossword clue
Songwriter contrived to lose wife’s further arrangement? 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "further arrangement" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case further arrangement = resorting.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does RESORTING mean?

RESORTING verb
  1. To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
  2. To fall back; to revert.
  3. To make one's way, go (to).
RESORTING verb
  1. To repeat a sorting process; sort again.

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