Cryptic crossword clue
Awfully dark news was embarrassment 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word AWKWARDNESS

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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "embarrassment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case embarrassment = awkwardness.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does AWKWARDNESS mean?

AWKWARDNESS noun
  1. The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
  2. The quality of an embarrassing situation.

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