The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word STRUCTURE
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More clues leading to the result STRUCTURE
- Building given criticism — one university must replace
- Building new turrets on the outside of university college
- Building impacted mostly on pasture after the initial step
- Utter cur’s grotesque erection
- Cut traffic time in secure chassis
- Building trust, cure drunk
- Building criticism with Unionist ousting Independent
- Utter curse ceaselessly to change shape
- Track back during ceasefire behind small building
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "erection" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case erection = structure.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does STRUCTURE mean?
STRUCTURE noun- A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
- The underlying shape of a solid.
- The overall form or organization of something.
- A set of rules defining behaviour.
- Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
- Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
- A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
- A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
- To give structure to; to arrange.