Cryptic crossword clue
Where councillors may be, securing merger 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word INCORPORATION

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

INCORPORATION noun
  1. The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
  2. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.
  3. The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation
  4. The act of creating a corporation.
  5. A body incorporated; a corporation.
  6. A phenomenon by which a grammatical category forms a compound with its direct object or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function.
  7. A doctrine of constitutional law according to which certain parts of the Bill of Rights are extended to bind individual American states. Wp

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