The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word OBITUARIES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result OBITUARIES
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The straight part
We know that "Reports of significant departures from the Telegraph maybe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case reports of significant departures from the telegraph maybe = obituaries.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OBITUARIES mean?
OBITUARIES noun- A brief notice of a person’s death, as published in a newspaper.
- A biography of a recently deceased person, written by a journalist and published in a newspaper.
- A register of deaths in a monastery.