Cryptic crossword clue
Difficulty with speech, failing Turing test? 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Difficulty with speech" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case difficulty with speech = stuttering.
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What does STUTTERING mean?

STUTTERING verb
  1. To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
  2. To exhaust a gas with difficulty
STUTTERING noun
  1. A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and by involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds.
  2. An instance of stuttering.
STUTTERING adjective
  1. That stutters.
  2. Hesitant.

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