The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word RESOLUTION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RESOLUTION
- Firmness of purpose, note, to get answer to crossword?
- Determination in respect of letters being filled in grid?
- Concerning answer to a problem decision
- Determination of son replacing vile leader in coup
- Picture definition of “agreed decision”
- Before answer, note the verdict
- Have you just made one on your completed grid?
- Answer by soldiers must be commitment
- Formal proposal about compound
- Timely statement of intent about what you’re working on
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The straight part
We know that "Formal proposal" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case formal proposal = resolution.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RESOLUTION mean?
RESOLUTION noun- A strong will, determination.
- The state of being resolute.
- A statement of intent, a vow
- The act of discerning detail.
- (computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
- The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
- The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup.
- The act or process of solving; solution.
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
- The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
- The degree of fineness of such a separation.
- Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
- In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.