The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MONOLOGUE
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What does MONOLOGUE mean?
MONOLOGUE noun- (authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
- A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
- A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.
- To deliver a monologue.