Cryptic crossword clue
Northern city puts up, for election, furniture to sit in 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word CHESTERFIELDS

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The straight part
We know that "furniture to sit in" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case furniture to sit in = chesterfields.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does CHESTERFIELDS mean?

CHESTERFIELDS noun
  1. A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
  2. Any couch or sofa.

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