Cryptic crossword clue
Cough and rasp, as unwell? A case for mummy! 11

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

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The straight part
We know that "A case for mummy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a case for mummy = sarcophagus.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does SARCOPHAGUS mean?

SARCOPHAGUS noun
  1. A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.
  2. The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed reactor at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
  3. A kind of limestone used by the Greeks for coffins, so called because it was thought to consume the flesh of corpses.
  4. An 18th-century form of wine cooler.

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