Cryptic crossword clue
Neatly fitting small decorative features around old volume 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word DOVETAILING

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Neatly fitting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case neatly fitting = dovetailing.
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 DOVETAILING mean?

DOVETAILING noun
  1. The situation in which things are dovetailed.

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