The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word PICARESQUE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PICARESQUE
- Roguish squire, cape abandoned
- Animosity about responsibilities is concerning rogues
- Irritation includes concerns for this literary form
- Queries cap to be fixed for novel form
- Resentment covering anxieties of a roguish hero
- Rascally nurses in a state of vexation
- Like a rogue get annoyed about worries
- In Montreal, almost catching one cab, almost like Don Quixote
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The straight part
We know that "literary form" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case literary form = picaresque.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 PICARESQUE mean?
PICARESQUE noun- A picaresque novel.
- Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.
- Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero.