The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 5 letter word BURNS NIGHT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BURNS NIGHT
- Vessels seen by navy entering bay for celebration north of the border
- Hunt brings chaos to supper time
- Scots bash vessels navy moored in bay
- Smart vision, accommodating new tribute to poet
- Gets passionate approaching time for Scots celebration
- Annual celebration when one has to set fire to various things
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The straight part
We know that "celebration north of the border" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case celebration north of the border = burns night.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.