Cryptic crossword clue
Striking, moving fast after change of leader 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Striking" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case striking = walloping.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WALLOPING mean?

WALLOPING verb
  1. To rush hastily.
  2. To flounder, wallow.
  3. To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.
  4. To strike heavily, thrash soundly.
  5. To trounce, beat by a wide margin.
  6. To wrap up temporarily.
  7. To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle.
  8. To be slatternly.
WALLOPING verb
  1. To send a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.
WALLOPING noun
  1. A series of wallops (blows.)
  2. Verbal abuse.
WALLOPING adjective
  1. Whopping, large in size
  2. Of exceptional, impressive quality

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