The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word IMPOSITION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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What does IMPOSITION mean?
IMPOSITION noun- The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
- That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
- An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put or laid on others.
- Arrangement of a printed product’s pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product.
- A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.
- A task imposed on a student as punishment.