Cryptic crossword clue
Courts risk, meeting bruisers regularly 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Courts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case courts = chanceries.
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What does CHANCERIES mean?

CHANCERIES noun
  1. In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity.
  2. In the United States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity.
  3. The type of building that houses a diplomatic mission or embassy.
  4. The type of building that houses the offices and administration of a diocese; the offices of a diocese.
  5. In the Middle Ages, a government office that produced and notarized official documents.
  6. The position of a boxer's head when under his adversary's arm.
  7. Any awkward predicament.

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