The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word MAGISTRACY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result MAGISTRACY
- JPs collectively – wise men descending on southern girl
- Society woman linked to wise men — JPs generally
- Birds pecking one with tip of their sharp beaks
- Mark a point with sharp beaks
- Followers of star, K Hepburn’s partner — they’re trying people
- Legal group revealing a substance concealed by male, with distinctive flavour
- A substance consumed by male, rather naughty in legal office
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What does MAGISTRACY mean?
MAGISTRACY noun- The office or dignity of a magistrate.
- The collective body of magistrates.