The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word REPORTAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result REPORTAGE
- Technique used in documentary about transport
- Presentation concerning period for imbibing drink
- Anger about recurrent motif in press writing
- Agent with nothing great bungled presentation of news
- Presentation of news about price for conveying goods
- Documentary about content of sports pages
- Left on time to follow touching news coverage
- Presentation of news about wine years
- Custom of journalist to retract figure of speech used in anger
- European town like Barcelona in vogue documentary
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The straight part
We know that "Technique used in documentary" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case technique used in documentary = reportage.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REPORTAGE mean?
REPORTAGE noun- The reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness.
- News or information that has been reported; media coverage of a topic or event.
- Information supplied in a report.