Cryptic crossword clue
Spirit present initially in busy street musicians 10

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "musicians" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case musicians = trumpeters.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TRUMPETERS mean?

TRUMPETERS noun
  1. Someone who plays a trumpet.
  2. Any of three species of bird in the family Psophiidae from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males.
  3. Any of a number of breeds of fancy pigeon (variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia), originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming").
  4. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
  5. An American swan (Cygnus buccinator) with a very loud honk.
  6. A perciform fish of the family Latridae, native to Australia, New Zealand and Chile.

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