Cryptic crossword clue
Taking the dimensions of uprooted geraniums 9

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

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What does MEASURING mean?

MEASURING verb
  1. To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
  2. To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
  3. To estimate the unit size of something.
  4. To judge, value, or appraise.
  5. To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
  6. To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
  7. To adjust by a rule or standard.
  8. To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with out or off.
MEASURING noun
  1. Act of measurement.

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