Cryptic crossword clue
Dress I ruined with evil and harmful act 10

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "harmful act" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case harmful act = disservice.
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 DISSERVICE mean?

DISSERVICE noun
  1. Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.
DISSERVICE verb
  1. To disserve, to provide a disservice to; to provide harmful or inadequate service to.

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