Cryptic crossword clue
Genial ace, busy maintaining record relating to study of ancestry 12

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word GENEALOGICAL

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The straight part
We know that "relating to study of ancestry" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case relating to study of ancestry = genealogical.
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 GENEALOGICAL mean?

GENEALOGICAL adjective
  1. Of or relating to genealogy.
  2. Of the relationships among individuals within a species.
  3. Genetic (based on shared membership in a linguistic family).

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