Cryptic crossword clue
Itinerant dealers coming in handy to repair files? 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "to repair files" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case to repair files = defragment.
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 DEFRAGMENT mean?

DEFRAGMENT verb
  1. To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.

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