Cryptic crossword clue
Doing everything in fifties to stop Sicilian gangland skirmishing: no good! 3-7,3-7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 plus 11 letter word ALL-SINGING ALL-DANCING

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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "Doing everything" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case doing everything = all-singing all-dancing.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

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