The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LANDOWNER
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More clues leading to the result LANDOWNER
- Squire, perhaps, unhappy in a minor way with leader of ramblers
- Squire finds way to cover reduced revenue at first
- Squire's way right around county
- Squire's way to cross blue river
- Get one who’s in debt taking in new man of property
- Farmer, maybe, having unhappy experience with computer network
- Squire needs way to cross Blue River
- Labour leader together with one who admits being a laird?
- Laird’s description network- breaking virus?
- Laird‘s way to acquire county with river
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The straight part
We know that "Squire" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case squire = landowner.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LANDOWNER mean?
LANDOWNER noun- A person who owns land.