The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word ASTRONOMICAL
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More clues leading to the result ASTRONOMICAL
- Manorial cost unfortunately very large
- Huge shock! Nostromo alien — can none get lost?
- Giant sail – can’t moor unfortunately
- Huge sort of telescope
- Really, really big on eating great food, no good
- Tremendous macaroni — lots to be used
- Such an observation could construe Mars location
- Huge romantic also getting sloppy
- Stellar tail arcs incredibly around spinning moon
- Huge limo’s not a car for manoeuvring
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The straight part
We know that "very large" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case very large = astronomical.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ASTRONOMICAL mean?
ASTRONOMICAL adjective- Of or relating to astronomy.
- Very large; of vast measure.