The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word THIRD-RATE
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More clues leading to the result THIRD-RATE
- Inferior rider that needs training
- That rider tumbling is mediocre
- Dither uneasily about wretch of poor quality
- After interval, judge is indifferent
- Inferior article about one on road with informer
- That rider is shaky, not much good
- Bad informer in dreadful dither
- Ground that rider regarded as poor
- Poor ‘rithmetic perhaps later discovered
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The straight part
We know that "Inferior" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case inferior = third-rate.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does THIRD-RATE mean?
THIRD-RATE noun- A British ship-of-the-line with 64 to 80 guns divided across two gun decks.
- Of lesser value or quality than second-rate.
- Describing a British ship-of-the-line with 64 to 80 guns divided across two gun decks.