Cryptic crossword clue
Degrees of warmth are returning in half-cut tree stump 12

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Degrees of warmth" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case degrees of warmth = temperatures.
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 TEMPERATURES mean?

TEMPERATURES noun
  1. A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
  2. An elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses.
  3. A property of macroscopic amounts of matter that serves to gauge the average intensity of the random actual motions of the individually mobile particulate constituents. http//arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0004055
  4. The state or condition of being tempered or moderated.
  5. The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament.

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