Cryptic crossword clue
One with a lot of influence in Victoria, say, gets contract 11

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "contract" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case contract = stipulation.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does STIPULATION mean?

STIPULATION noun
  1. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
  2. Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.
  3. The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
  4. A goal to be achieved in a chess problem; for example, to checkmate Black within a specified number of moves.

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