Cryptic crossword clue
Sophisticated evil is badly disrupting police department 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Sophisticated" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sophisticated = civilised.
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 CIVILISED mean?

CIVILISED verb
  1. To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
  2. To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
  3. To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
CIVILISED adjective
  1. Having a highly developed society or culture.
  2. Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
  3. Marked by refinement in taste and manners.

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