Cryptic crossword clue
For brilliant rose exterior, large rear’s whacked outside 11

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

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The straight part
We know that "brilliant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case brilliant = resplendent.
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 RESPLENDENT mean?

RESPLENDENT adjective
  1. Shiny and colourful, and thus pleasing to the eye.
  2. Exhibiting the property of resplendency in Peano arithmetic.

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