Cryptic crossword clue
Irish cop ordered to arrest doctor with similar appearance 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "with similar appearance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case with similar appearance = isomorphic.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ISOMORPHIC mean?

ISOMORPHIC adjective
  1. Related by an isomorphism; having a structure-preserving one-to-one correspondence.
  2. Having a similar structure or function to something that is not related genetically or through evolution.
  3. Having identical relevant structure; being structure-preserving while undergoing certain invertible transformations.

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