The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HINDSIGHT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HINDSIGHT
- Back a great deal, showing wisdom after the event
- Alleged location of deer in retrospect
- Thinking back, criminal hid things
- Deer may head off, in retrospect
- Place part of rifle to follow deer in retrospect
- The opportunity to understand sense supporting deer
- Opportunity to understand deer on tourist attraction
- Looking back, the animal had sense
- Deer attack not launched in retrospect
- This gives no forward view
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The straight part
We know that "The opportunity to understand" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the opportunity to understand = hindsight.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 HINDSIGHT mean?
HINDSIGHT noun- Realisation or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred
- The rear sight of a firearm