Cryptic crossword clue
Offensive when company replaces one for seeking advice 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "seeking advice" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case seeking advice = consulting.
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Crossword Answer definitions

CONSULTING verb
  1. To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
  2. To advise or offer expertise.
  3. To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.
  4. To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)
  5. To refer to (something) for information.
  6. To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
  7. To deliberate upon; to take for.
  8. To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.

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