Cryptic crossword clue
They prevent full closings at entrances 9

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

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What does DOORSTOPS mean?

DOORSTOPS noun
  1. Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.
  2. A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
  3. (in error for doorstep) A thick sandwich.
  4. An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building.

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