Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word IMPROVEMENTS

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What does IMPROVEMENTS mean?

IMPROVEMENTS noun
  1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
  2. The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
  3. The state of being improved; betterment; advance
  4. Something which is improved
  5. Increase; growth; progress; advance.
  6. (in plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
  7. (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.

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