Cryptic crossword clue
Fair as player, holding up pro 10

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "pro" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pro = supporting.
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Crossword Answer definitions

SUPPORTING verb
  1. To keep from falling.
  2. To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
  3. To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
  4. To help, particularly financially.
  5. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
  6. To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
  7. To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.
  8. To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
  9. To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
  10. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
SUPPORTING noun
  1. That which supports something else; a support.
SUPPORTING adjective
  1. That supports.

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