The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ASSIGNMENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ASSIGNMENT
- When the board meant to abandon a project
- Worker admits messing about in task
- Worker receives small hint before note getting job
- Duty to be done — a hint intended to be listened to
- Job is troubled with angst with chaps interrupting
- A feature of astrology intended for discussion in task
- Broken-down gents is man’s task
- G-man is sent in disguise on mission
- Task in which worker keeps messing about
- Worker admits messing around in job
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The straight part
We know that "Task" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case task = assignment.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ASSIGNMENT mean?
ASSIGNMENT noun- The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
- An assigned task.
- A position to which someone is assigned.
- A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
- A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
- A document that effects this transfer.
- An operation that assigns a value to a variable.