Cryptic crossword clue
Queen’s speech a religious commitment? 12

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

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Crossword Answer definitions

RENUNCIATION noun
  1. The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid
  2. The resignation of an ecclesiastical office
  3. The act by which a person abandons a right acquired, but without transferring it to another.
  4. In the Anglican baptismal service, the part in which the candidate in person or by his sureties renounces the Devil and all his works.

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