The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PERFECT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PERFECT
- Polish put up with intrusive female in pursuit of power
- Textbook’s Iron Cross initially appearing in bold
- Flawless French oddly cheeky to conceal
- Polish model, downright tense
- Ideal as some 15 are, such as 9 and 16
- Monitor Republican stepping down — just the job
- Swapping RE, senior pupil gets 10/10?
- Ideal school monitor, twisted about inside
- Flawlessly finished, though tense
- Exactly what’s required for each foxtrot, etc. – dancing
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The straight part
We know that "10/10?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case 10/10? = perfect.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PERFECT mean?
PERFECT noun- (grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
- A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.
- Fitting its definition precisely.
- Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
- Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
- Excellent and delightful in all respects.
- Of a number: equal to the sum of its proper divisors.
- (grammar, of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
- Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
- Of flowers, having both male parts (stamens) and female parts (carpels).
- Of a set: equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.
- Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
- (of a cocktail) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
- Well informed; certain; sure.
- Innocent, guiltless.
- To make perfect; to improve or hone.
- To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.