Cryptic crossword clue
Neglect before line in speech 11

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

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What does DERELICTION mean?

DERELICTION noun
  1. Willful neglect of one's duty.
  2. The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
  3. Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.

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