The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word APPARITION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result APPARITION
- A choice Oscar rejected, absorbing most of capital's spirit
- Spirit level in a mine, one working
- A pair point out ghost
- Normal appeal in piano playing — or unsettling presence?
- Appearance of one in a quiet role, one getting on
- Shadow of a power division sinking Thailand
- Spirit level in a mine brought to one working
- A pair point out a ghost
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The straight part
We know that "Appearance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case appearance = apparition.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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What does APPARITION mean?
APPARITION noun- An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
- The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
- An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.
- The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to occultation.
- A period of consecutive days or nights when a particular celestial body may be observed, beginning with the heliacal rising of the body and ending with its heliacal setting.