Cryptic crossword clue
Order grinder attached to front of cement mixer 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "mixer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mixer = compounder.
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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What does COMPOUNDER mean?

COMPOUNDER noun
  1. A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
  2. One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
  3. One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
  4. One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
  5. A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.

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