Cryptic crossword clue
Favouring attempt to cut short hostilities going on and on 11

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

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The straight part
We know that "going on and on" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case going on and on = protraction.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PROTRACTION mean?

PROTRACTION noun
  1. The condition of being protracted
  2. The act of protracting
  3. The lengthening of a short syllable
  4. An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb
  5. The act of making a plot on paper.

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