The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word EXTRACTION
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result EXTRACTION
- Separation from ethnic origin
- Origin of old drawing
- Trace toxin circulating in blood
- Removal of family history?
- Pulling out spear-carrier shortly before film director’s call
- Something dentist may have to do with lineage
- Pulling out wide perhaps shortly before battle
- Digging out toxin, react poorly
- I can extort bucks pulling out
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The straight part
We know that "Removal/family history" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case removal/family history = extraction.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 EXTRACTION mean?
EXTRACTION noun- An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
- A person's origin or ancestry.
- Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
- An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
- A removal of a tooth from its socket.