Cryptic crossword clue
Court officials in rows crossing yellow line 12

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

I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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The straight part
We know that "Court officials" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case court officials = chamberlains.
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.
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What does CHAMBERLAINS mean?

CHAMBERLAINS noun
  1. An officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
  2. A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
  3. An upper servant of an inn.

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