The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word LIEUTENANT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result LIEUTENANT
- What’s eaten until turning rank
- Relax with posh lodger and officer
- European Union figure in translation of Latin, rank
- . Junior officer renting French place?
- Toilet renter reported an American officer
- Officer’s story on truck supported by northern worker
- Deputy picked up socialist resident
- Rank
- Officer’s story has you speaking to social worker after bag is returned
- In place of “occupier” see “officer”
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The straight part
We know that "rank" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rank = lieutenant.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LIEUTENANT mean?
LIEUTENANT noun- The lowest Junior Commissioned Officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
- A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person - i.e. a manager to his director.
- The second-in-command (2IC) of a group.
- A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.