Cryptic crossword clue
Dominant, ruling part of Yorkshire once 10

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Dominant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dominant = overriding.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OVERRIDING mean?

OVERRIDING verb
  1. To ride across or beyond something.
  2. To ride a horse too hard.
  3. To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
  4. To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.
OVERRIDING noun
  1. The act or process by which something is overridden.
OVERRIDING adjective
  1. Superior, of supreme importance in the case.

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