Cryptic crossword clue
There’s one doctor left in the doctor’s game 10

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

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The straight part
We know that "game" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case game = thimblerig.
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What does THIMBLERIG mean?

THIMBLERIG noun
  1. A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups (or thimbles) a pea-sized object has been placed after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery; a shell game.
  2. One operating such a game.
THIMBLERIG verb
  1. To cheat in the thimblerig game.
  2. To cheat by trickery.

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