How do I solve 9 down in Express Cryptic 20260522?

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9 down reads "Cooperative, finding word for murder, say" (10,4 letters); the answer is COLLECTIVE NOUN. It's a cryptic definition: the whole clue is a playful or punny description of the answer. No wordplay decomposition to do — read laterally and identify what's being described. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Cooperative, finding word for murder, say (10,4)

9D — Cooperative, finding word for murder, say (10,4) — COLLECTIVE NOUN