The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 7 letter word FOR CERTAIN
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More clues leading to the result FOR CERTAIN
- Drive home after accident, no doubt
- Definitely compel downfall – about time!
- Army, perhaps, taking time in bad weather? Definitely!
- Definitely in favour of creating changes without a hint of glitz
- Power on train affected, without a doubt
- Strength in art debatable, surely
- I rant terribly when sat on by police? Definitely
- Definitely drive. Train is out
- Drive new train without any doubt
- Might town be flooded by downpour? Definitely
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The cryptic/wordplay part
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