Cryptic crossword clue
Headlong plunge? 11

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PRECIPITATE

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The straight part
We know that "Headlong/plunge" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case headlong/plunge = precipitate.
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 PRECIPITATE mean?

PRECIPITATE verb
  1. To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
  2. To throw an object or person from a great height.
  3. To send violently into a certain state or condition.
  4. To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
  5. To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
  6. To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
  7. To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
  8. To fall headlong.
  9. To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
PRECIPITATE adjective
  1. Headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
  2. Very steep; precipitous.
  3. With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.
  4. Moving with excessive speed or haste.
  5. Performed very rapidly or abruptly.
PRECIPITATE noun
  1. A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action
  2. A solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution

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