Cryptic crossword clue
The old man, deserter, is within month wanting secession 10

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

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What does SEPARATIST mean?

SEPARATIST noun
  1. Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.
  2. A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.
SEPARATIST adjective
  1. Advocating ecclesiastical separation.
  2. Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

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