Cryptic crossword clue
Founder when one expert after another leaves us, having to recruit beginner 10

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

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What does PROGENITOR mean?

PROGENITOR noun
  1. A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
  2. An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
  3. An ancestral form of a species.
  4. A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
  5. Someone who originates something.
  6. A founder.

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