Cryptic crossword clue
Sweat — ie, invents work offering more jobs 6-9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 16 letter word LABOUR-INTENSIVE

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The straight part
We know that "offering more jobs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case offering more jobs = labour-intensive.
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 LABOUR-INTENSIVE mean?

LABOUR-INTENSIVE adjective
  1. Requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.

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