Cryptic crossword clue
Ring European dignitary up about journalists being cruel 10

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

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What does OPPRESSIVE mean?

OPPRESSIVE adjective
  1. Burdensome or difficult to bear.
  2. Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
  3. Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming
  4. Hot and humid of the weather.

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