Cryptic crossword clue
Domestic employee’s husband taking ring across river 11

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

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The straight part
We know that "Domestic employee" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case domestic employee = housekeeper.
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 HOUSEKEEPER mean?

HOUSEKEEPER noun
  1. Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder.
  2. Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
  3. Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household.
  4. Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an unadventurous person, a homebody.

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