The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word PATRIOTISM
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More clues leading to the result PATRIOTISM
- Dad staged riot – it’s old fashioned masculine, national pride
- Flag-waving chump at riot is mounting fence
- Facile revolt is primarily marking support for state
- National pride leads to profound atrocities through insecure, shallow men embracing public violence
- State loyalty every year to group that, principally, is male
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The straight part
We know that "support for state" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case support for state = patriotism.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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What does PATRIOTISM mean?
PATRIOTISM noun- Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
- The actions of a patriot
- The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism.