Cryptic crossword clue
Hopeful fellow is taken in by viewer 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Hopeful" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hopeful = optimistic.
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 OPTIMISTIC mean?

OPTIMISTIC adjective
  1. Expecting the best in all possible ways.
  2. Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.

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