Cryptic crossword clue
Engineer putting in a seal, strip of sticky material 10,4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 plus 4 letter word INSULATING TAPE

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "strip of sticky material" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case strip of sticky material = insulating tape.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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