Cryptic crossword clue
Plates placed under popular apprentices’ contracts 10

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

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What does INDENTURES mean?

INDENTURES noun
  1. A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).
  2. A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying such a contract.
  3. An indentation.

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