Cryptic crossword clue
Communist administrators that endlessly pack Paris, oddly 12

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

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The straight part
We know that "Communist administrators" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case communist administrators = apparatchiks.
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 APPARATCHIKS mean?

APPARATCHIKS noun
  1. A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
  2. A blindly loyal bureaucrat.

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