The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CONSECRATE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CONSECRATE
- Give blessing to studies connected with City tariff
- Devote seconds breaking into ice cream van that’s old?
- Devote one’s car etc for recycling
- Rewrote scene or act? Bless!
- Vow to re-write scene or act
- Steers European jalopy set aside for religious purposes
- Bless strange ancestor buried in church
- Bless the Tories and European Commission value
- Make bishop cheat on second rank
- Bless errant ancestor entering church …
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The straight part
We know that "Set aside" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case set aside = consecrate.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CONSECRATE mean?
CONSECRATE verb- To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.
- (specifically) To ordain as a bishop.
- Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.