Cryptic crossword clue
Officers change name in requirement for membership 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Officers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case officers = subalterns.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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Crossword Answer definitions

SUBALTERNS noun
  1. A subordinate.
  2. A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
  3. A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition. For example, some crows are black is a subaltern of all crows are black.
  4. (literary theory) A member of a group that is socially, politically and geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure of the colony and of the colonial homeland.

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