Cryptic crossword clue
Cook stipulated chestnuts 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "chestnuts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case chestnuts = platitudes.
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 PLATITUDES mean?

PLATITUDES noun
  1. An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.
  2. A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
  3. Flatness.
  4. Unoriginality; triteness.

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