Cryptic crossword clue
Season preceded by 1960s’ musical — watch part 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "watch part" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case watch part = hairspring.
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does HAIRSPRING mean?

HAIRSPRING noun
  1. A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.

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