Cryptic crossword clue
Degas evacuated and bathed before putting big picture in bog 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "bog" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bog = swamplands.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SWAMPLANDS mean?

SWAMPLANDS noun
  1. Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.
  2. The set of all possible string theories.

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