Cryptic crossword clue
Mushrooms the French female provided for singers to eat 12

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

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The straight part
We know that "Mushrooms" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mushrooms = chanterelles.
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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What does CHANTERELLES mean?

CHANTERELLES noun
  1. A widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible.
  2. The highest string of the violin or similar instrument.

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