Cryptic crossword clue
That strange London lecturer must leave after cool event 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "event" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case event = heptathlon.
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does HEPTATHLON mean?

HEPTATHLON noun
  1. An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.

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