Cryptic crossword clue
What ruminants need is perhaps a spare gut 9

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

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What does PASTURAGE mean?

PASTURAGE noun
  1. A pasture; land that is used for pasture.
  2. The grass or other vegetation eaten by livestock and found in a pasture.
  3. The right to graze livestock on a pasture.

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