Cryptic crossword clue
Party lackey impresses at authority 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "authority" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case authority = domination.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DOMINATION mean?

DOMINATION noun
  1. A lid.
  2. Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
  3. The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
  4. The top sheet of a bed.
  5. A cloth, usually fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa to protect it from dust, rain, etc. when not in use.
  6. A cover charge.
  7. A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
  8. A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
  9. A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
  10. A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.
  11. An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
  12. A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
  13. In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
  14. An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
  15. A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
  16. A swindler's confederate.
  17. The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
  18. In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
  19. The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
DOMINATION noun
  1. The act of dominating; the exercise of power when ruling
  2. A ruling party; a party in power.
  3. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.
  4. A fetish characterized by control/power over and discipline of one's sexual partner.

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