The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word DISTRIBUTE
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More clues leading to the result DISTRIBUTE
- Circulate, but it's dire going around
- Broadcast from underworld with acclaim
- Deliver detective inspector’s commendation
- Deliver detective’s gift
- Divide amongst several of girl’s close-knit group – mostly Native American people
- Princess’s praise is spread around
- Issue containing commemoration of late princess
- Apparently remove praise from spread
- Share out is tried but in an alternative way
- Little girl gets second testimonial to give out
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The straight part
We know that "Circulate" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case circulate = distribute.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 DISTRIBUTE mean?
DISTRIBUTE verb- To divide into portions and dispense.
- To supply to retail outlets.
- To deliver or pass out.
- To scatter or spread.
- To apportion (more or less evenly).
- To classify or separate into categories.
- To be distributive.
- To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
- To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
- To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.