The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ASSORTMENT
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More clues leading to the result ASSORTMENT
- Matters son mismanaged — lots of different things
- Mix with kind soldiers in a street
- Diverse bunch messed about on mattress
- Reviewed Italian red: on the nose, tannin; at the finish, plum and lychee — an unpleasant mixture
- Sanction old registered trademark “Bottled Potpourri”
- A variety of omens? Start worrying!
- Choice mattress on ground
- When ugly monster initially terrified mixed group
- A street full of kind people, a mixed bag
- No smart set — jumbled collection of various items
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What does ASSORTMENT mean?
ASSORTMENT noun- A collection of varying but related items.