Cryptic crossword clue
Heavily armed fleet of Rev Spooner's calf ropers? 6,8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 14 letter word BATTLECRUISERS

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What does BATTLECRUISERS mean?

BATTLECRUISERS noun
  1. A type of warship at least as large as a battleship, and of greater speed, but with less armour and fewer guns. Introduced ca. 1908 and forming the leading squadrons of WWI battle fleets but obsolescent by WWII, having been replaced by the "fast battleship" type.
  2. In fiction, a warship of intermediate capability between cruisers and battleships

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