The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word INEPTITUDE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result INEPTITUDE
- Pressure in tie — United beaten for lack of fitness?
- Lack of skill recording songbird? One gets exposed about that
- Changing tune, pitied for lack of competence
- I end up struggling to catch winger, beginning to exhibit lack of skill
- Popular record, new duet covering it being useless
- Stupidity of Italy having stripped tops off — kept fit inside
- In record time, one performing duet shows incompetence
- Awkwardness of one getting undressed holding record and bird
- Lack of ability evident in difficult tie, United soaking up pressure
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The straight part
We know that "lack of competence" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lack of competence = ineptitude.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does INEPTITUDE mean?
INEPTITUDE noun- The quality of being inept.