The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word REGISTRATION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result REGISTRATION
- Soldiers wanting meat, fixed allowance, signing up
- Others embracing US soldier, helping signing on process
- In arrest I got criminal record
- Record is arresting to criminal, arresting one
- Queen on the up, meaning distribute record
- Enrolment of American soldier in support, helping
- Recording about soldier on base stifling resistance
- Record from Queen turned up, helping about sense
- Record beetroot finally found in back end of Bognor allotment
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The straight part
We know that "record" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case record = registration.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 REGISTRATION mean?
REGISTRATION noun- The act of signing up or registering for something.
- That which registers or makes something official, e.g. the form or paper that registers.
- Alignment, e.g. of colors or other elements in a printing process.
- The location where guests register, especially with a hotel.
- The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.