The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 plus 6 letter word BADMINTON RACKET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BADMINTON RACKET
- . China’s caught in appalling scam with sporting equipment
- Dominant suspect divides support one held in court
- One providing shuttle service covering fraud trials lasting three days
- Sporting smasher, big noise in the world of equestrianism?
- Sports equipment a big noise in equestrianism?
- Fraud in equestrian competition? One’s taken to court
- Brand name to tick off sports equipment
- Paperwork: huge amount carried by supporter in sports kit
- Awful lot of noise around pottery, smashing item?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Sporting smasher" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sporting smasher = badminton racket.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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