The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HYDRAULIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result HYDRAULIC
- Chair duly suffers damage linked to pressure and movement
- Chair duly arranged to be driven by liquid
- Reportedly, tall container on lap’s for conveying water
- Chair duly designed to be operated by liquid
- Sozzled, rich upper-class lady taking water under pressure?
- Arch duly constructed, with termination in Pompeii, carrying water
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The straight part
We know that "taking water under pressure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case taking water under pressure = hydraulic.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 HYDRAULIC mean?
HYDRAULIC verb- To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.
- Pertaining to water.
- Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.