The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EXERCISED
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More clues leading to the result EXERCISED
- Worked out interpretation of eleven decrees
- First lady beset by duty, Democrat vexed
- Did train cut around borders of Ecuador?
- Worked out decree is wrong, getting cross inwardly
- Former partner given dodgy cider spiked with selenium is worried
- Got to get trained
- Practised cut outside emergency room
- Daughter renounced, decried sex for a change and kept fit
- Applied to Queen to block cut
- Trained duty doctor basically around emergency room
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The straight part
We know that "Trained" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case trained = exercised.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 EXERCISED mean?
EXERCISED verb- To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
- To perform physical activity for health or training.
- To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
- (now often in passive) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
- To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.