The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word FRATERNISE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result FRATERNISE
- Winger breaking Cantona’s strawberry hobnob
- Bird in fine breed for associate
- Associate with retainers thrown out by force
- Mix fluid after rinse
- Make friends with bird eating French fruit? On the contrary
- Female faces fee increase, accommodating new consort
- Consort with fellow and bird in lift
- Consort with female and grow embracing bird
- Mix finest rare ingredients
- Consort’s potty, after rinse
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The straight part
We know that "Associate with" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case associate with = fraternise.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 FRATERNISE mean?
FRATERNISE verb- To associate with others in a brotherly or friendly manner.
- To associate as friends with an enemy, in violation of duty.
- To have an intimate or sexual relationship with a forbidden member of the opposite sex; as, in some cases, football players with cheerleaders.