Cryptic crossword clue
Not expensive to admit parent, pay at the end for treatment 12

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

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The straight part
We know that "treatment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case treatment = chemotherapy.
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 CHEMOTHERAPY mean?

CHEMOTHERAPY noun
  1. Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
  2. (most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.

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