Cryptic crossword clue
Rules heads of schools pronounced 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Rules" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rules = principles.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PRINCIPLES mean?

PRINCIPLES noun
  1. A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
  2. A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
  3. (sometimes pluralized) Moral rule or aspect.
  4. A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied.
  5. A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality.
  6. A beginning.
  7. A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause.
  8. An original faculty or endowment.
PRINCIPLES verb
  1. To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct.

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