The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word WATERFALL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result WATERFALL
- Force wife, after adjusting, to meet everyone
- A drop of Adam’s Ale?
- Raft we all abandoned — unnavigable part of river?
- Force collapsed after crashing into obstacle
- Sudden drop of current – flaw later rectified
- Sudden drop of current — flaw later rectified
- Force of wet pitch
- After crashing into wall, it goes over the edge
- Cascade after breaking into barrier
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The straight part
We know that "Sudden drop of current" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sudden drop of current = waterfall.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WATERFALL mean?
WATERFALL noun- A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
- A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
- Waterfall model
- The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.
- A necktie.
- A chignon.
- A beard.
- To fall like a waterfall.
- To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.