Cryptic crossword clue
Fall for one wearing incredible short dress coat 11

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

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The straight part
We know that "dress coat" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dress coat = swallowtail.
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 SWALLOWTAIL mean?

SWALLOWTAIL noun
  1. The forked tail of a swallow.
  2. Anything, such as a burgee, of a similar forked shape.
  3. A type of tailcoat with two long tapering tails.Wp
  4. Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, many of which have a long extension to each hindwing.

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