The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 plus 5 letter word FOUNDATION STONE
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More clues leading to the result FOUNDATION STONE
- Located article, one among many with sound structural basis
- Discovered on site — not a terribly good basis for building
- Aunt fed onions to gathering as basic necessity
- Start building station — one will commemorate the event
- Basically it's laid to start building up
- Supporter of building establishment having a certain weight
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