Cryptic crossword clue
Huge concern, husband being missing, ruined match 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "match" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case match = congruence.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CONGRUENCE mean?

CONGRUENCE noun
  1. The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
  2. A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.
  3. The quality of being isometric — roughly, the same measure and shape.
  4. More generally: any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operations defined by the structure.

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