Cryptic crossword clue
Very popular residences offering nurseries 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "nurseries" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case nurseries = hothouses.
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 HOTHOUSES mean?

HOTHOUSES noun
  1. A heated greenhouse.
  2. An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.
  3. A bagnio, or bathing house; a brothel.
  4. A heated room for drying greenware.
  5. A hot state in global climate.
HOTHOUSES verb
  1. (of a child) To provide with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development.

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