The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word BUREAUCRAT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BUREAUCRAT
- Caught miserable-looking specimen on branch, perhaps mandarin
- Official brought up difficulty with area cut in review
- Civil servant caught whistle-blower under desk
- Zealous official flyer injected with preparation of curare and uranium
- Government official about to give away secret behind almirah
- Official’s craftily starting to unravel Arab truce
- Official objection about a cure mixed with radium
- Mandarin, endless stream, a curate translated
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The straight part
We know that "Mandarin" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mandarin = bureaucrat.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 BUREAUCRAT mean?
BUREAUCRAT noun- An official who is part of a bureaucracy.
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