Cryptic crossword clue
Disavowals from radical or a centrist 11

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

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The straight part
We know that "Disavowals" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case disavowals = retractions.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does RETRACTIONS mean?

RETRACTIONS noun
  1. An act or instance of retracting.
  2. A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.
  3. A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.

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