Cryptic crossword clue
Study of Man Ray photo long in development 12

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

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The straight part
We know that "Study of Man" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case study of man = anthropology.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ANTHROPOLOGY mean?

ANTHROPOLOGY noun
  1. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.

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