The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word PHILISTINE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result PHILISTINE
- Uncultivated Greek character given inventory in English
- Woman on telephone by river, say — an uncultured type
- Greek character first in queue sees barbarian
- Greek character first in queue as barbarian
- Greek character, first to get into row, a barbarian!
- Unrefined report of horses current in north-east
- No artist makes high table in softwood
- Like Goliath, Matilda’s good for Spooner
- Little fellow with one stone in battle ultimately accounting for him?
- I sit in and help out someone far from intellectual
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The straight part
We know that "Like Goliath" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like goliath = philistine.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PHILISTINE mean?
PHILISTINE noun- A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes.
- Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.