The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CONSTRAINT
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More clues leading to the result CONSTRAINT
- Check cast-iron building by National Trust
- Press going to town after politician shows a stiffness of manner
- Study narrow body of water around November in restrictive condition
- Criminal’s character acquiring new force
- Confinement of prisoners with exercise given minimal time
- Pressure cannot stir dislocation
- Archdeacons train to cover awkwardness
- Cook cannot stir for embarrassment
- Against aim to block street by force
- Check prisoners learn with time
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The straight part
We know that "a stiffness of manner" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a stiffness of manner = constraint.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 CONSTRAINT mean?
CONSTRAINT noun- Something that constrains; a restriction.
- An irresistible force or compulsion.
- The repression of one's feelings.
- A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
- A linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity.