Cryptic crossword clue
Folk with spring birthdays welcoming what's in these books 11

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

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The straight part
We know that "books" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case books = thesauruses.
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.

What does THESAURUSES mean?

THESAURUSES noun
  1. A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.
  2. A dictionary or encyclopedia.
  3. A hierarchy of subject headings — canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.

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