Cryptic crossword clue
Have breakfast, as all the king’s horses and men did 2,2,4,2,2,3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 2 plus 4 plus 2 plus 2 plus 3 letter word GO TO WORK ON AN EGG

I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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The straight part
We know that "Have breakfast" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case have breakfast = go to work on an egg.
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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