Cryptic crossword clue
Special ceremony is featured in writer’s activity of medium interest?

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

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The straight part
We know that "of medium interest?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case of medium interest? = spiritualism.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SPIRITUALISM mean?

SPIRITUALISM noun
  1. A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.
  2. A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism/Kardecism.
  3. The quality or state of being spiritual.

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