Cryptic crossword clue
Wife initially permitting swinish behaviour 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "swinish behaviour" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case swinish behaviour = wallowing.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does WALLOWING mean?

WALLOWING verb
  1. To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
  2. To move lazily or heavily in any medium.
  3. To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.
  4. To live or exist in filth or in a sickening manner.
  5. To wither; to fade.
WALLOWING noun
  1. The act of one who wallows.

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