Cryptic crossword clue
Breaks in Turin — rest and quiet disturbed 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Breaks in" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case breaks in = interrupts.
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What does INTERRUPTS mean?

INTERRUPTS noun
  1. An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
INTERRUPTS verb
  1. To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.
  2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.
  3. To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.

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