The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word RUDDERLESS
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More clues leading to the result RUDDERLESS
- Unable to provide guidance, adviser ultimately incapable of being milked?
- Wandering heifer ultimately not for the dairy?
- Adrift, runs like bull?
- Having lost control, minister sacked then given new role by female boss, not so senior
- Run like a bull, without direction
- USSR-led Red revolutionary lacking direction
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The straight part
We know that "Adrift" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case adrift = rudderless.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RUDDERLESS mean?
RUDDERLESS adjective- Without a rudder.
- Lacking guidance or direction.