Cryptic crossword clue
Fellow feeds a rook having got in for fruit 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "fruit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fruit = mandarines.
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 MANDARINES mean?

MANDARINES noun
  1. A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire
  2. A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat
  3. A pedantic senior person of influence in academia or literary circles
  4. A senior civil servant
MANDARINES noun
  1. (color) an orange colour
MANDARINES noun
  1. A perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.
MANDARINES noun
  1. A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with fruit resembling the orange.
  2. The fruit of this tree, smaller than an orange and oblate. In daily usage, it may include other similar citrus fruits like Citrus unshiu (satsuma or mikan) Citrus tangerina (tangerine).

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