The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SACRILEGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SACRILEGE
- Profanity from guru admitting constant anger
- Clergies horrified about a deed such as this?
- Bag about to wrap around one support, showing disrespect
- Wise man suppressing constant anger and profanity
- Sinful behaviour of philosopher carrying broken relic?
- Relic misused in ultimately godless era?
- Blasphemy when rejected upset good in church
- Wise to restrain cleric endlessly broadcasting profanity
- Almost dismiss anger with graduate vacantly producing blasphemy
- Forging relic’s age is an act of heresy
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The straight part
We know that "profanity" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case profanity = sacrilege.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SACRILEGE mean?
SACRILEGE noun- Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.