Cryptic crossword clue
Bodice needs adjusting containing one’s unruliness 12

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word DISOBEDIENCE

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "unruliness" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case unruliness = disobedience.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DISOBEDIENCE mean?

DISOBEDIENCE noun
  1. Refusal to obey.

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