The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word INFRACTION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result INFRACTION
- Violation accepted ahead of French battle
- Working to conceal French breach of agreement
- Doing nothing about father is a crime
- Popular splinter group owning Republican breach
- Breaking resistance getting into trendy group
- Doing nothing about French breach
- Frequently found in idleness and crime
- Not idle about friar's breach
- Home rule divides party giving offence
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The straight part
We know that "Breaking" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case breaking = infraction.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 INFRACTION mean?
INFRACTION noun- A minor offence, petty crime
- A violation; breach
- A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.