Cryptic crossword clue
Unfriendliness of publican I fired before start of year 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "Unfriendliness" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case unfriendliness = hostility.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does HOSTILITY mean?

HOSTILITY noun
  1. The state of being hostile.
  2. A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

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