The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ESCRITOIRE
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More clues leading to the result ESCRITOIRE
- Escape ceremony involving old Irish bureau
- After key lesson, one ran around desk
- O! Eric tries assembling desk
- Piece of furniture Eric’s damaged before suppressing anger
- Desk I found in demolished rectories
- Review in English very much leading to anger where the writer works
- Being devious, coteries secrete core of grid in writing table
- Directories head of department lost when moving desk
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The straight part
We know that "Piece of furniture" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case piece of furniture = escritoire.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 ESCRITOIRE mean?
ESCRITOIRE noun- A writing desk with a hinged door that provides the writing surface.