Cryptic crossword clue
Nuts roasted, to about hundred degrees 10

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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We know that "degrees" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case degrees = doctorates.
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Crossword Answer definitions

DOCTORATES noun
  1. The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

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