Cryptic crossword clue
A mover and shaker, when upwardly-mobile? 10

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

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What does TURBULENCE mean?

TURBULENCE noun
  1. The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
  2. Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
  3. Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
  4. An instance or type of such state or disturbance.

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