Cryptic crossword clue
Caught out of school with hippies struggling to reason like Kant 12

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

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The straight part
We know that "to reason like Kant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case to reason like kant = philosophise.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PHILOSOPHISE mean?

PHILOSOPHISE verb
  1. To ponder or reason out philosophically.

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