Cryptic crossword clue
After entrance to field cricketer gets a guard 10

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

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

GATEKEEPER noun
  1. A person or group who controls access to something or somebody.
  2. A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
  3. A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus, of the family Nymphalidae.

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