Cryptic crossword clue
Critical atmosphere almost splendid after chapter’s accepted 11

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

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The straight part
We know that "Critical" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case critical = climacteric.
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What does CLIMACTERIC mean?

CLIMACTERIC noun
  1. A critical stage or decisive point; a turning point.
  2. A period in human life in which some great change is supposed to take place, calculated in different ways by different authorities (often identified as every seventh or ninth year).
  3. The period of life that leads up to and follows the end of menstruation in women; the menopause.
CLIMACTERIC adjective
  1. Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's life.
  2. Critical or crucial; decisive.
  3. Relating to a period of physiological change during middle age; especially, menopausal.
  4. Climactic.

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