Cryptic crossword clue
Old German ruler’s original option 11

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

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What does ALTERNATIVE mean?

ALTERNATIVE noun
  1. A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
  2. One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
  3. The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
  4. Alternative rock
ALTERNATIVE adjective
  1. Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
  2. Other; different from something else.
  3. Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
  4. Alternate, reciprocal.

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