Cryptic crossword clue
Anxious the exercising may cause great fatigue? 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "great fatigue" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case great fatigue = exhaustion.
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What does EXHAUSTION mean?

EXHAUSTION noun
  1. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
  2. Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
  3. The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
  4. The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
  5. An exhaustive procedure

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