Cryptic crossword clue
Former vice president wants Spain to condemn Smith’s rules 10

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

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We know that "rules" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rules = algorithms.
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What does ALGORITHMS mean?

ALGORITHMS noun
  1. A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
  2. Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.

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