Cryptic crossword clue
Game of nerve thrills partner? One family’s into it 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Game of nerve" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case game of nerve = spillikins.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SPILLIKINS mean?

SPILLIKINS noun
  1. One of the straws (or small pieces of wood, ivory, etc.) used in the game of jackstraws or spillikins.
SPILLIKINS noun
  1. A game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual spillikins of meaning 1.) from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.

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