Cryptic crossword clue
IRA missile – it wrecked things in agreement

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

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The straight part
We know that "agreement" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case agreement = similarities.
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 SIMILARITIES mean?

SIMILARITIES noun
  1. Closeness of appearance to something else.
  2. The relation of sharing properties.
  3. A transformation that preserves angles and the ratios of distances

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