Cryptic crossword clue
Put the fear of God into criminal ring the FBI man arrests 10

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Put the fear of God into" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case put the fear of god into = frightened.
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 FRIGHTENED mean?

FRIGHTENED verb
  1. To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
FRIGHTENED adjective
  1. Afraid; suffering from fear.

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