The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SYMMETRIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SYMMETRIC
- Extremely ironic, my terms badly affecting both sides
- ‘Balanced‘ lunatic emits cry about first sign of moon
- With an evenly balanced disposition, starting to speak your mind as the UK went in 1965
- Emits cry wildly embracing male that’s well-proportioned
- Ken exits wounded, holding up TV award, though showing good balance
- Balanced my crimes out over time
- Balanced my items precariously around river canoe’s prow
- Balanced verdict finally in resolution of my crimes
- 'Balanced' lunatic emits cry about first sign of moon
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The straight part
We know that "With an evenly balanced disposition" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case with an evenly balanced disposition = symmetric.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 SYMMETRIC mean?
SYMMETRIC adjective- Symmetrical.
- Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRy if and only if yRx for all members x and y of S (that is, if the relation holds between any element and a second, it also holds between the second and the first).
- Using the same key (or keys that are trivially related) for both encryption and decryption.