Cryptic crossword clue
Mammals stay supple after exercising 10

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

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We know that "Mammals" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mammals = platypuses.
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What does PLATYPUSES mean?

PLATYPUSES noun
  1. A semi-aquatic, egg-laying monotreme mammal with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet — males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinus

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