Cryptic crossword clue
Disparagement of toad in trouble, holding blood and guts back 10

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

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What does DEROGATION mean?

DEROGATION noun
  1. An act which belittles; disparagement.
  2. The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law.

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