Cryptic crossword clue
Reckoned copper has entered name and date incorrectly 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Reckoned" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case reckoned = calculated.
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What does CALCULATED mean?

CALCULATED verb
  1. To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
  2. To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process; reckon.
  3. To plan; to expect; to think.
  4. To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences of.
  5. To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end.
CALCULATED adjective
  1. Arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.
  2. Carefully thought out or planned.

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