Cryptic crossword clue
Moves across battlefield making me a nervous wreck 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Moves across battlefield" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case moves across battlefield = manoeuvres.
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What does MANOEUVRES mean?

MANOEUVRES noun
  1. The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units.
  2. Any strategic or cunning action; a stratagem.
  3. A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity.
  4. A specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor's hands or surgical instruments.
  5. A controlled (especially skilful) movement taken while steering a vehicle.
MANOEUVRES verb
  1. To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
  2. To guide, steer, manage purposefully
  3. To intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme

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