Cryptic crossword clue
Spice Girl on a run amongst 4 old people

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

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We know that "old people" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old people = geriatrics.
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What does GERIATRICS mean?

GERIATRICS noun
  1. The branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself.
GERIATRICS noun
  1. An old person.

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