Cryptic crossword clue
Radioactive element that has “warm nuclei”, roughly 10

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

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We know that "Radioactive element" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case radioactive element = lawrencium.
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What does LAWRENCIUM mean?

LAWRENCIUM noun
  1. A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.

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