Cryptic crossword clue
Landowners in arrangement to sell lord hams 12

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Landowners" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case landowners = smallholders.
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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Crossword Answer definitions

SMALLHOLDERS noun
  1. A person who owns or runs a smallholding.
  2. A small slaveholder, a person who owns a smallholding.

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