Cryptic crossword clue
Dissolute chap lay with girl — artistic characters, perhaps 11

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

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The straight part
We know that "artistic characters, perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case artistic characters, perhaps = calligraphy.
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 CALLIGRAPHY mean?

CALLIGRAPHY noun
  1. The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
  2. Any such style of decorative writing.
  3. A document written in decorative style.

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