Cryptic crossword clue
About time the best should stop efforts to see horny old beasts 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word TRICERATOPSES

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The straight part
We know that "horny old beasts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case horny old beasts = triceratopses.
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 TRICERATOPSES mean?

TRICERATOPSES noun
  1. Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; a herbivorous ceratopsid from the late Cretaceous.

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