Cryptic crossword clue
The heartless school exercises including – still – fractions 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "fractions" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fractions = elevenths.
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 ELEVENTHS mean?

ELEVENTHS noun
  1. The person or thing in the eleventh position.
  2. One of eleven equal parts of a whole.
  3. The note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord.

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