Cryptic crossword clue
Surprisingly quiet about boxer having special attributes 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "attributes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case attributes = qualities.
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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What does QUALITIES mean?

QUALITIES noun
  1. Level of excellence.
  2. A property or an attribute that differentiates a thing or person.
  3. High social position. (See also the quality.)
  4. The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or quantity of items.
  5. In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
  6. The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.
  7. A newspaper with relatively serious, high-quality content.

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