The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word COLOURFUL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result COLOURFUL
- Cull of our bats is slightly obscene
- Vividly characterised four struggling at university in Hebridean island
- This country’s surrounded by foul chlorine haze of several hues
- Firm ground flour a little unevenly and left rich
- Blue, perhaps, intense almost and packed with swear words
- Vivid constant scowl adopted by foul drunk
- Exciting business, with our full assembly
- Business with our full representation is abloom
- Vibrant military chief mostly calm about our following
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What does COLOURFUL mean?
COLOURFUL adjective- Possessing prominent and varied colors.
- Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.
- Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).