The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ROUNDABOUT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ROUNDABOUT
- Play area feature? Not exactly
- Ride in a devious way
- Ride in which first part is shorter than the second
- Where the snow lay? More or less
- Part of fight, then a whole one, could be playground attraction
- More or less a session after golf
- Circuitous part of traffic system
- Traffic controller‘s answer during drinks session
- Revolutionary children’s entertainer?
- One type of junction in the neighbourhood
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The straight part
We know that "Play area feature" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case play area feature = roundabout.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ROUNDABOUT mean?
ROUNDABOUT noun- (Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
- A horizontal wheel which rotates around a central axis when pushed and on which children ride, often found in parks as a children's play apparatus.
- A fairground carousel.
- A detour.
- A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century.
- A round dance.
- Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
- Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.