The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 2 plus 3 plus 5 letter word SIT ON THE FENCE
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More clues leading to the result SIT ON THE FENCE
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The straight part
We know that "Survey two gardens, but choose neither?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case survey two gardens, but choose neither? = sit on the fence.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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