The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word GOVERNMENT
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More clues leading to the result GOVERNMENT
- Great to keep remaining Northern soldiers in control
- Domination shown in good bowling spell by new chaps at last
- Bloke takes over and starts to nominate ministers — they run the country
- Golf balls new players hit, finally gaining control
- Something finally finished by new people with time to rule
- Ruling from chap pocketing deliveries to outskirts of Nottingham
- May team go against ten men, tussling to take second of trophies
- Conservative politician with Royal Navy personnel beginning to take control
- Graeme Logan with sailors beginning to take control?
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The straight part
We know that "control?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case control? = government.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.
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What does GOVERNMENT mean?
GOVERNMENT noun- The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
- (grammar) The relationship between a word and its dependents.
- The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
- The management or control of a system.
- The tenure of a chief of state.