Cryptic crossword clue
Particularly clever type is wrong 12

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Particularly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case particularly = respectively.
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 RESPECTIVELY mean?

RESPECTIVELY adverb
  1. In a relative manner; often used when comparing lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.

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