The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word UNCERTAINTIES
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The straight part
We know that "richer/poorer or sickness/health?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case richer/poorer or sickness/health? = uncertainties.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 UNCERTAINTIES mean?
UNCERTAINTIES noun- Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
- Something uncertain or ambiguous.
- A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values.