Cryptic crossword clue
Wet and weak, is brought on board if that is desirable initially 9

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

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What does SISSIFIED mean?

SISSIFIED adjective
  1. Made like a sissy; effete.
SISSIFIED verb
  1. To make sissy; to emasculate.

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