The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ELEMENTARY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ELEMENTARY
- Basic heating device on a transport system
- The school for chemists?
- He is one not lacking bit of nous, but simple
- This old school was basic
- Having uncovered mild puncturing, changing a tyre is simple
- Preliminary manoeuvres alert enemy
- Simple city housing oriental soldiers and sailor
- Simple butcher meant to stab the queen in Ely
- Three consecutive characters spelt out attempt to accept American in his kind of school
- See about the placing of English players on pitch — that’s fundamental
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The straight part
We know that "Simple" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case simple = elementary.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ELEMENTARY mean?
ELEMENTARY noun- An elementary school
- (mysticism) A supernatural being which is associated with the elements.
- Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
- Relating to an elementary school.
- Relating to a subatomic particle.
- Sublunary; not celestial; belonging to the sublunary sphere, to which the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) were confined; composed of or pertaining to these four elements.