Cryptic crossword clue
Dissolute types given punishment at school, one boy included 10

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Dissolute types" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dissolute types = libertines.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LIBERTINES mean?

LIBERTINES noun
  1. Someone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome; a freedman.
LIBERTINES noun
  1. One who is freethinking in religious matters.
  2. Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.

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