Cryptic crossword clue
Researcher‘s former name required, transiting border 12

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

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The straight part
We know that "Researcher" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case researcher = experimenter.
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 EXPERIMENTER mean?

EXPERIMENTER noun
  1. A person who experiments.

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