The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word LEAF MOULD
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More clues leading to the result LEAF MOULD
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The straight part
We know that "Source of earth contributing to all of mud (churned)?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case source of earth contributing to all of mud (churned)? = leaf mould.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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