Cryptic crossword clue
Study of people from North misrepresented in sorry statement 12

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Study of people" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case study of people = anthropology.
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 ANTHROPOLOGY mean?

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

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