The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word SALAMANDER
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More clues leading to the result SALAMANDER
- Amphibian Buddhist monk caught in power-driven polisher
- Elevated Commie sadly admitting worker's a coldblooded type
- Fiery spirit of monk bringing round power tool
- Chap tucked into dish, then returned soldier’s portable grill
- Monk with smoother cloak, allegedly survivor of fire
- Priest introduced to smoother amphibian
- Dean alarms swimming amphibian
- Tool encasing buddhist monk’s portable stove
- This creature unfortunately turned up on remand in a panic
- Amphibian in cold dish probed by fellow with hesitation
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The straight part
We know that "amphibian" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case amphibian = salamander.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SALAMANDER mean?
SALAMANDER noun- A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
- A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.
- A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.
- A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning.
- The pouched gopher, Geomys tuza, of the southern United States.
- A large poker.
- Solidified material in a furnace hearth.
- Portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction.
- To use a salamander (cooking utensil) in a cooking process.