Cryptic crossword clue
Italy get appalling tiny field playing away 10

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

I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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The straight part
We know that "playing away" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case playing away = infidelity.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does INFIDELITY mean?

INFIDELITY noun
  1. Unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate relationship: practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse, without the consent of the spouse.
  2. Unfaithfulness in some other moral obligation.
  3. Lack of religious belief.

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