The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word RELUCTANT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result RELUCTANT
- Far from keen, Frenchman volunteers to fill breach
- Misguided members of cult aren’t unwilling
- Hybrid cattle run backward
- Disinclined to rave about clue solved on time
- Unwilling to relaunch product at the borders with a new model
- Dodgy clue time! Shout about it being unenthusiastic
- Unwilling to bend rule to get Brown into court
- Not wishing to see cattle run wild
- Article found in messy clutter? Not keen
- Slow turtle can, surprisingly
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What does RELUCTANT mean?
RELUCTANT adjective- Opposing; offering resistance (to).
- Not wanting to take some action; unwilling.
- Tending to match as little text as possible.