The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word NECROMANCY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NECROMANCY
- City and Italian city-dweller about to appear in US city? Magic
- Girl keeps city memory of bringing back past characters
- Black magic may concern criminal
- Midlands venue on city’s outskirts holding an Italian seance?
- . Perhaps, may concern getting one’s spirit back?
- ..... concern may spread for black art
- Novel may concern sorcery
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The straight part
We know that "bringing back past characters" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bringing back past characters = necromancy.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does NECROMANCY mean?
NECROMANCY noun- Divination involving the dead or death.
- Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.
- Synonym of necroposting