Cryptic crossword clue
Devon temples demolished for housing estates? 12

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "housing estates?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case housing estates? = developments.
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 DEVELOPMENTS mean?

DEVELOPMENTS noun
  1. The process of developing; growth, directed change.
  2. The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
  3. Something which has developed.
  4. A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
  5. The building of such a project.
  6. The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
  7. The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
  8. The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
  9. The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
  10. The expression of a function in the form of a series.
DEVELOPMENTS noun
  1. A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.

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