The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word PROPRIETOR
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More clues leading to the result PROPRIETOR
- Support Religious Instruction, uplifting routine for owner
- Landlord in favour of clergyman being denied special old rum, to begin with
- Landlord for publicity that is directed at resistance
- Landlord‘s stewed tripe scoffed by approving soldiers
- Rebel, some might say, backs support for owner
- He holds his own
- Landlord’s supporting institute, shown in report for renovation
- Owner, for one, taken in by erroneous report
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The straight part
We know that "Landlord" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case landlord = proprietor.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PROPRIETOR mean?
PROPRIETOR noun- An owner.
- A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.
- One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.
- (history) One or more persons to whom a colonial territory is assigned, like a fief, including its administration.