The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CORKSCREW
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More clues leading to the result CORKSCREW
- Irish city's sailors producing bottle opener
- Opener in county’s team
- One turned to reach the wine
- Opener of Irish county's team
- County's oarsmen [in] opener
- Opener in Irish county's team
- Opener from western Irish team?
- What got you into the red?
- One opens either end of Chubb-lock with small band
- Prison officer from southern Ireland? One’s taken to the bottle
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The straight part
We know that "What got you into the red" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what got you into the red = corkscrew.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CORKSCREW mean?
CORKSCREW noun- An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
- The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
- A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
- (amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters.
- To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
- To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
- To extract information or consent from someone.
- Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.