Cryptic crossword clue
They read cruellest novel left out for Rector 9

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

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What does LECTURERS mean?

LECTURERS noun
  1. A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
  2. A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader.
  3. A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures) in the afternoons and evenings.

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