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Explanation :

STARTLING is a required 9 letter English word is still a word each time you remove a letter from the word. And how it is shown below:    1. Remove the L, and the word becomes: STARTING 2. Remove one T, and the word becomes: STARING 3. Remove the A, and the word becomes: STRING 4. Remove the R, and the word becomes: STING 5. Remove the other T, and the word becomes: SING 6. Remove the G, and the word becomes: SIN 7. Remove the S, and the word becomes: IN 8. Remove the N, and the word becomes: I