The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word TORRENTIAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TORRENTIAL
- Heavy trailer not in need of refurbishment
- Referring to fall maybe in hill latrine, messy
- Go off returning hire car carrying one driving
- Note trail winding around river with a rushing stream?
- Like violent 10, changing terrain to lake?
- Teeming rain let loose under storm centre?
- As heavy rain is famous feature of Glastonbury, I learnt swimming
- Heavy rent demanded by upset tailor
- Driving rain let loose below storm’s centre
- Rotten liar’s awful driving
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The straight part
We know that "Like violent 10" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like violent 10 = torrential.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TORRENTIAL mean?
TORRENTIAL adjective- Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.