The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CINDERELLA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CINDERELLA
- Pick-me-up adding energy all over mushroom?
- Fictional tale recalled in broadcast
- Ball girl chosen for final footie match
- Pantomime character transgressed in speech before everyone turned
- Made mistake in discussion before everything’s gone belly up — pantomime!
- Poor character recalled in rogue
- Her husband-to-be was a slippery customer
- Re dance, I’ll be transformed!
- Scrumpy flagon finally gulped, Ms Fitzgerald’s due off stage by midnight
- Rags-to-riches story recalled in new adaptation
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The straight part
We know that "who goes to the 24 across" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case who goes to the 24 across = cinderella.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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