The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CHAPERONES
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What does CHAPERONES mean?
CHAPERONES noun- An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
- A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
- To act as a chaperone.