Cryptic crossword clue
Foreign characters price so highly when under review 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word HIEROGLYPHICS

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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "Foreign characters" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case foreign characters = hieroglyphics.
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 HIEROGLYPHICS mean?

HIEROGLYPHICS noun
  1. (chiefly in the plural) a writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus
  2. Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph
  3. (by extension) undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol

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