The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word RETIREMENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RETIREMENT
- Entire term wasted in seclusion
- Note soldiers hiding in shade for privacy
- Pulling back and turning in
- Quitting work and going to bed
- Pulling back or turning in
- Withdrawal of English credit rejected in split
- Regular payment retaining value in recession, spouse ultimately giving up work
- Almost deserved to be set up in lease giving privacy
- Giving up work and going to bed
- It’s about weary workers facing end of employmentÂ
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The straight part
We know that "privacy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case privacy = retirement.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RETIREMENT mean?
RETIREMENT noun- An act of retiring; withdrawal.
- The state of being retired; seclusion.
- A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.
- The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
- The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently.