Cryptic crossword clue
Worker is left bowled over by explosive rhetorical device 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word ANTISTROPHE

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

ANTISTROPHE noun
  1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
  2. The lines of this part of the choral song.
  3. The repetition of words in an inverse order.
  4. The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
  5. The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.

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