Cryptic crossword clue
A king is after this rare frisky butterfly 10

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "butterfly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case butterfly = hairstreak.
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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What does HAIRSTREAK mean?

HAIRSTREAK noun
  1. Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.

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