Cryptic crossword clue
Sunday’s social event — small, with calories cut down 9

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Sunday’s" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sunday’s = dominical.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DOMINICAL mean?

DOMINICAL noun
  1. Sunday.
  2. The Lord's Prayer.
DOMINICAL adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to Jesus Christ as Lord.
  2. Pertaining to the Lord's Day, Sunday.
  3. Pertaining to the dominical letter, an ancient system for determining Sundays (particularly Easter Sunday) in any given year.

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