The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 14 letter word AUTOBIOGRAPHER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result AUTOBIOGRAPHER
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The straight part
We know that "Person taking responsibility for their life who doesn’t believe in ghosts?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case person taking responsibility for their life who doesn’t believe in ghosts? = autobiographer.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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