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

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What does REGULATION mean?

REGULATION noun
  1. The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
  2. A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
  3. A type of law made by the executive branch of government, usually by virtue of a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.
  4. (European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.
  5. Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.
  6. Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.
REGULATION adjective
  1. In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.

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