The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word SECRETAIRE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SECRETAIRE
- Hide away, taking look inside bureau
- Cabinet has covert broadcast cut short
- Briefly visit Greek island, securing current writing-desk
- Career set, I moved desk
- Confidence not quite voiced in cabinet
- Desk for display in south-east Mediterranean island
- Cabinet‘s bit of private information given publicity endlessly
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The straight part
We know that "desk" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case desk = secretaire.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 SECRETAIRE mean?
SECRETAIRE noun- A kind of writing desk.