Cryptic crossword clue
Around opening, one hammered sheet for platinum? 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "platinum?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case platinum? = seventieth.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SEVENTIETH mean?

SEVENTIETH noun
  1. The person or thing in the seventieth position.
  2. One of seventy equal parts of a whole.
SEVENTIETH adjective
  1. The ordinal form of the number seventy.

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