Cryptic crossword clue
I almost failed to climb street in photo, favouring the downward direction? 11

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

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The straight part
We know that "favouring the downward direction?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case favouring the downward direction? = pessimistic.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does PESSIMISTIC mean?

PESSIMISTIC adjective
  1. Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
  2. Pertaining to the worst-case scenario.
  3. Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it.

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