Cryptic crossword clue
Prior wished to have no limits on grant and books 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Prior" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case prior = antecedent.
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 ANTECEDENT mean?

ANTECEDENT noun
  1. Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
  2. An ancestor.
  3. (grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
  4. The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
  5. The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
  6. The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
  7. (chiefly in the plural) Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
ANTECEDENT adjective
  1. Earlier, either in time or in order.
  2. Presumptive.

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