The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ADJUSTMENT
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More clues leading to the result ADJUSTMENT
- Ordering audit from time to time, no women being involved?
- A day before stag night, finally finds accommodation
- Bill people after fair time for alteration
- Notice temperature after only males change
- Slight alteration in a jacket people sport during American races
- Fitting officers out, apparently, after promotion time
- Notice honest chaps needing time to bring change
- Notice fair-minded people with little time producing change
- Bill only the people on time for a change
- In a slight depression, only medium change
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The straight part
We know that "Ordering" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ordering = adjustment.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 ADJUSTMENT mean?
ADJUSTMENT noun- The action of adjusting something
- The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
- The settling or balancing of a financial account
- The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
- The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim