Cryptic crossword clue
Blast misses lifting equipment 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "lifting equipment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lifting equipment = windlasses.
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What does WINDLASSES mean?

WINDLASSES noun
  1. Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
  2. A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
  3. An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

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