Cryptic crossword clue
Specialist books: Rebuilding Phonograms 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Specialist books" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case specialist books = monographs.
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What does MONOGRAPHS mean?

MONOGRAPHS noun
  1. A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects, usually written by one person.

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