The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word APOSTROPHISE
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What does APOSTROPHISE mean?
APOSTROPHISE verb- To address using the form of rhetoric called the apostrophe.
- To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.