Cryptic crossword clue
Left with an unfinished game after Gardner falls 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "falls/falls" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case falls/falls = avalanches.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does AVALANCHES mean?

AVALANCHES noun
  1. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
  2. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
  3. (by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
AVALANCHES verb
  1. To descend like an avalanche.
  2. To come down upon; to overwhelm.
  3. To propel downward like an avalanche.

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