Cryptic crossword clue
Without oxygen, doctor animates bodies 9

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

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The straight part
We know that "bodies" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bodies = anatomies.
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What does ANATOMIES mean?

ANATOMIES noun
  1. The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.
  2. The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
  3. A treatise or book on anatomy.
  4. (by extension) The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts.
  5. The form of an individual.
  6. The human body, especially in reference to the private parts.
  7. A skeleton, or dead body.
  8. The physical or functional organization of an organism, or part of it.

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