Cryptic crossword clue
Newspaper featuring enclosure designed for a lighting fixture 11

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

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The straight part
We know that "lighting fixture" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lighting fixture = fluorescent.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does FLUORESCENT mean?

FLUORESCENT noun
  1. A fluorescent light.
FLUORESCENT adjective
  1. Of or relating to fluorescence.
  2. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
  3. Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
  4. Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid

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