Cryptic crossword clue
Instructing boys and girls, commander wrongly cautioned a learner 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word COEDUCATIONAL

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Instructing boys and girls," is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case instructing boys and girls, = coeducational.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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