Cryptic crossword clue
With 12, it’s cooked up by high-tech companies with spies having cover blown 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word BLACKBERRY

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The straight part
We know that "With 12, it’s cooked up" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case with 12, it’s cooked up = blackberry.
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.

What does BLACKBERRY mean?

BLACKBERRY noun
  1. A fruit-bearing shrub of the species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
  2. The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
  3. The blackcurrant.
BLACKBERRY verb
  1. To gather or forage for blackberries.

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