The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word PREHENSILE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result PREHENSILE
- Gripping but deplorable, banning book and introductory note
- Able to grasp floating sphere with line
- Such a gripping tale we hear
- Capable of getting hold of mobile in her sleep
- Grasping where eggs come in sequence? That is grasping first element of logic
- First of novels, he replies, failing as a gripping tale, say?
- Able to grasp things concerning birds in big building
- With girls in peril trembling, Earl’s able to seize …
- Capable of grasping slurred replies involving Northern lass
- Used to hold her in sleep when upset
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The straight part
We know that "Capable of getting hold of" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case capable of getting hold of = prehensile.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 PREHENSILE mean?
PREHENSILE adjective- Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.