Cryptic crossword clue
Supports doubtful for locks 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "Supports" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case supports = buttresses.
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 BUTTRESSES mean?

BUTTRESSES noun
  1. A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
  2. Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
  3. A buttress-root.
  4. A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock; a crag, a bluff.
  5. Anything that supports or strengthens.
BUTTRESSES verb
  1. To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.
  2. (by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate.

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