Cryptic crossword clue
Sort of rock cake cooked by elderly wife? 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Sort of rock" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sort of rock = greywacke.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GREYWACKE mean?

GREYWACKE noun
  1. A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments in a compact, clay-fine matrix.

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