Cryptic crossword clue
Chance of a thousand in income, but not five 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Chance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case chance = likelihood.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LIKELIHOOD mean?

LIKELIHOOD noun
  1. The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
  2. The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.
  3. Likeness, resemblance.
  4. Appearance, show, sign, expression.

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