Cryptic crossword clue
Plays around with free 20 hand 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Plays around" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plays around = philanders.
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 PHILANDERS mean?

PHILANDERS noun
  1. A lover.
  2. A South American opossum, bare-tailed woolly opossum, Caluromys philander, formerly Didelphis philander.
  3. An Australian bandicoot, greater bilby or bilby, Macrotis lagotis, formerly Perameles lagotis.
PHILANDERS verb
  1. To woo women; to play the male flirt.

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