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[julia1]

can not make sense of this question 1 down 9 letters DECK BASIL ????S?I?E thanks

[emeritus]

Backslide (anagram ) ?

[poorclare]

anagram of deck basil ~ backslide

[factor-fiction]

It seems an odd clue- there is no definition.

[factor-fiction]

Ah- I see from a thread in Crosswords that there is a clue today "deck basil' to relapse into bad habits " so I assume that is the full clue here

[poorclare]

It is always best to put the full clue, it helps us to help you.
I completed this crossword yesterday morning ~ thanks to my friends
here who help, got totally stuck.
Have a nice Sunday.