Cryptic crossword clue
Coffee-maker doctoring report about drink 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Coffee-maker" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case coffee-maker = percolator.
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 PERCOLATOR mean?

PERCOLATOR noun
  1. A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds
  2. A pharmaceutical apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation.

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