The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 7 letter word BIG BROTHER
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More clues leading to the result BIG BROTHER
- Much ado about Republican as autocratic leader
- TV game show runs into considerable trouble
- Huge fuss about Russian leader. He’s got his eye on you!
- Much ado about Republican as dystopian leader
- Not having left famous house of ill-repute, ultimately winner of show
- Older sibling keeping an eye on us?
- Important British novelist extremely rude about TV show
- Autocratic leader runs into considerable trouble
- Important monk, one exercising oppressive control
- A show of reducing captive population’s surveillance?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "A show of reducing captive population’s surveillance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a show of reducing captive population’s surveillance = big brother.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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